sulfide 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…

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…

The Kennecott Eagle Mine in September of 2011.

Environment & Climate Change

Tribe from Michigan's Upper Peninsula say mines violate rights

A Central Upper Peninsula Indian tribe is asking the United Nations to help curb sulfide mining in the Upper Great Lakes.The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community…

The Eagle Mine (aerial photo from October 2010).

Environment & Climate Change

Upper Peninsula nickel-copper mine moves ahead

Rebecca Williams

For ten years, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company has been pushing to mine nickel and copper near Marquette. The company started underground blasting of the…