mining

Controversial UP mining project one step closer to reality with new permit

Sarah Cwiek

Michigan’s first potential new gold mine since the late 1800s now has three of four permits it needs to open.The Michigan Department of Environmental…

Environment & Climate Change

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…

Community

Granddaughter of victim memorializes Michigan’s largest mining disaster

Stateside Staff

Ninety years ago yesterday brought the worst mining accident in Michigan history. The Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster on November 3, 1926, killed 51 miners.…

“We’re profiting off of it,” Ramsdell said. “The minerals are going into the products that we’re living off of and benefiting off of, and the Congolese people are left with a country that has been wracked with war for almost 20-plus years.”

Arts & Life

Outside world unwittingly benefits from chaotic Congo, says Michigan filmmaker

Stateside Staff

A country that is one of the most mineral-rich in the world is also one of the world's poorest nations. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been rocked…

A nugget that is a mixture of copper, domeykite, and algodonite from the Mohawk Mine in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The AP reports that a Canadian company wants to open a new mine in the UP.

Environment & Climate Change

Mining project gets thumbs up from MDEQ

The Associated Press

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has proposed approving a permit for a company that plans to develop a gold, zinc and copper mine in…

Job loss with Empire Mine closure in U.P. leaves workers, local economy in flux

Josh Hakala

The Marquette area recently received some painful news when LourencoGoncalves, the CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources announced that the Empire Mine would be…

Transportation & Infrastructure

Marquette ore docks a reminder of the city's maritime and mining heritage

Mercedes Mejia

One of the most striking features of the waterfront in Marquette is the Upper Harbor ore dock. Built in 1912, the pocket dock is still in use…

Upper Peninsula land deal poised for approval

Steve Carmody

A controversial Upper Peninsula land deal appears closer to approval.A Canadian mining company wants to buy land and mineral rights on ten thousand acres…

Environment & Climate Change

Large supply of potash discovered in Northern Michigan

Stateside Staff

Michigan has always been rich in natural resources. And now potash, the mineral element from which potassium comes, has been found in the state as…

Graymont is seeking to buy thousands of acres of state-owned land and mineral rights for a proposed limestone mining operation near Rexton.

Environment & Climate Change

Michigan officials considering a 10,000 acre land deal in the UP

Steve Carmody

Next month, a decision could be made on whether to sell thousands of acres in the Upper Peninsula to a Canadian mining company, Graymont Inc.It would be…