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A leading supporter and a leading opponent of a proposed Gogebic Taconite iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin agree on one thing: More mining projects could be in the works throughout the state, if new mining legislation that eases the permitting process gets approved. Scott Manley of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce says that's good news.
Jun 14, 2013· IRON COUNTY Gogebic Taconite is taking a step closer to what could be one of the most lucrative iron ore mines in Wisconsin."We're kind of .
The state's new faster permitting process for mining is being seen as Gogebic Taconite has submitted a plan defining five areas they would like to test for minerals. The company is hoping to open a mileslong open pit mine in Iron and Ashland counties in what's known as the Penokee Hills.
Jul 02, 2011· Iron County mine proposal pits jobs against the environment ... Gogebic Taconite, hasn't formally applied for a construction permit, the project is coming under fire from environmental groups and ...
In November 2010, Gogebic Taconite (GTac), a subsidiary of The Cline Group, announced plans for a billion iron ore mine in the pristine Penokee Mountains in Northern Wisconsin. The open pit mine would sprawl over four miles of privatelyheld managed forest land [1].
Ashland County, WI mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. USMining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in Ashland County, WI
Step No. 1 was to procure the lease from Iron County and step No. 2 was to buy a new mining law in an effort to pump up the value of a very marginal ore deposit. Getting the conditional use permit from Iron County and the permit to mine from the DNR would have enhanced that value even more. But the Penokee project never was real.
Right now, the DNR and mining company Gogebic Taconite, or GTAC, are in the middle of a complicated permitting process. Towns and counties near the proposed iron ore mine site have set up their ...
Feb 12, 2015· ASHLAND — The state is buying nearly 14,000 acres of forestland in Iron County for public use and timber production. The Department of Natural Resources is using million from the .
Jul 28, 2013· THE PENOKEE RANGE – The fight over the fate of a massive iron ore mine has moved this summer from the state Capitol in Madison to the forests of northwestern Wisconsin and the green, undulating ridges along which Gogebic Taconite wants to dig its 4½milelong pit. National and state news coverage ...
Mar 27, 2015· The Progressive Midwesterner. BREAKING NEWS: Gogebic Taconite officially drops plans for Penokee Hills openpit iron ore mine in Wisconsin. Gogebic Taconite, the mining company that bought weaker environmental regulations in Wisconsin as part of a bid to open a proposed openpit iron ore mine in Wisconsin's Penokee Hills region, ...
After an overwhelming vote Thursday, Ashland County now has a mining ordinance that supporters say will protect them from any problems or costs from mining the Penokee Range. The vote was 18 to 1 ...
Jun 10, 2015· High Fives and hugs to all fellow defenders of the land/bioregions out there and Happy June 11the two year anniversary of the raid on the Penokee mine site which I'm currently incarcerated for, as well as International Solidarity with ecoprisoners Day. A continued decline of taconite (low grade iron ore) in conjunction with continued resistance.
Gogebic Taconite (GTac), a subsidiary of the Cline Group owned by Florida billionaire Chris Cline, has proposed building an openpit iron mine in the Penokee Hills, the headwaters of the Bad River system and the underground Penokee Aquifer, which feeds wells throughout the basin to the north.
Two Wisconsin lawmakers have asked the president of Gogebic Taconite to remove armed security guards from the company's proposed mining site in Ashland and Iron counties. Bob Seitz, Gogebic ...