Eagle mine

Upper Peninsula mine seeks MDEQ permit to expand operations

Mateus DeFaria

A large Toronto-based mining company has started expanding one of its projects near Marquette. But it will need approval from the Michigan Department of…

Environment & Climate Change

Hearing planned on mine's water discharge permit

The Associated Press

UPDATED: 12/15/14 at 12:00 pmMARQUETTE (AP) - State regulators will answer questions from the public about a proposed surface water discharge permit for…

Environment & Climate Change

Court allows nickel and copper mine in the UP to go forward

The Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by state environmental regulators to allow construction of a nickel and copper…

Drilling began at the Eagle Mine this past September. This aerial photo was taken in September of 2011. The mine is 25 miles northwest of Marquette, Michigan.

Environment & Climate Change

Nickel-copper mine project in the UP being sold for $325 million

Mark Brush

The owner of the controversial Eagle mine project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Rio Tinto PLC, says it will sell the project to Canada's Lundin Mining…

Rio Tinto signs agreement with Michigan nonprofit to monitor U.P. mine

Rebecca Williams

The Eagle Mine near Marquette is under construction. It will be mining mostly nickel and copper along with smaller amounts of other metals.The company Rio…