Permitting for Penokee Mine Shouldn’t Be Rushed

May 23, 2011

by Al Gedicks

Should the state’s regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time? This is not a hypothetical question.

Gogebic Taconite (GTAC) has met with several legislators about its proposed open pit iron ore (taconite) mine along the border of Ashland and Iron counties to push legislation that would drastically speed up the mine permitting process. Read the rest of this entry »

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Menominee County Explorer Loses Human Rights Court Case

April 28, 2011

A high court in Guatemala has ruled against HudBay Minerals, a partner with Aquila Resources on the Back Forty open pit gold-zinc metallic sulfide mine, in Menominee County Read the rest of this entry »

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Interactive Quiz: Busting Rio Tinto’s Mythmaking

April 27, 2011

Time to sit down with the kids and get your thinking caps on for LSMN’s first-ever interactive quiz. Read the rest of this entry »

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Video of Rio Tinto’s Annual Meeting

April 27, 2011

by the London Mining Network’s Richard Solly and filmmaker Susi Arnott:

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Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Kennecott at Forum

April 27, 2011

At a “community forum” hosted by Kennecott (Rio Tinto) in Marquette yesterday, local residents packed a room at the Ramada Inn.  Overwhelmingly, the message was opposed to Kennecott’s activities in the area.  While dozens spoke against the company, only about 6 people spoke in support of Kennecott.

The opposition was quite diverse, coming from sportsmen, a former employee of Kennecott, a federal government bureaucrat, teachers, doctors, hippies, retirees, and more.

Here’s a story from TV6 on the meeting:

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Kennecott Has a Sordid History

April 26, 2011

An opinion article by Marquette resident John Scram . . .

Rio Tinto, Kennecott’s parent company, has the attention of the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council.)  The NRDC is protesting the Pebble mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

The NRDC describes Rio Tinto as a London-based mining conglomerate that has left a trail of toxic contamination from Indonesia to Utah.  In 1996, a dam failed at the Porco mine in Bolivia where Rio Tinto had a significant interest.  A Belgian scientist working in the region reports the rivers are totally dead. Read the rest of this entry »

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Christian Perspective on Sulfide Mining

April 22, 2011

Engaging and vibrant take on sulfide mining from the Reverend Jon Magnuson:

Healthy religious communities, especially here in the Upper Peninsula, hold at the center of convictions a respect for individual conscience. That’s one of the reasons for the “quietism” of many faith leaders when taking public positions on ethics and public policy.

But when religion tilts too far in this “private” direction, churches and tabernacles become silent, irrelevant to important issues facing us as citizens. Dynamic symbols and spiritual teachings on justice and compassion are robbed of their power for change and reduced to sentimental musings. Read the rest of this entry »

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Menominee County Group Has New Website

April 22, 2011

The Front 40 , a grassroots citizen group in Menominee County working to protect the Menominee River and the Shakey Lakes Savanna from metallic sulfide mining, just revamped their website.  Check out their new look at MenomineeRiver.org.

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Rio Tinto to Explore in Ottawa National Forest

April 16, 2011

Rio Tinto has notified the Ottawa National Forest of plans to explore for minerals within the federal forest.  While the federal government owns surface rights to the parcel, the minerals are privately-owned, so the Forest Service is obligated to approve the exploration request.

Rio Tinto plans to drill about 9 miles north of Kenton, in Houghton County, Michigan, on the Ontonagon Ranger District.

Click HERE to see a map of the exploration area.

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Mining Event Protested by Activists/Retired Miner

April 16, 2011

from Wisconsin Public Radio, via the Ashland Current:

Environmental activists protested the mining industry on Wednesday while hundreds of people gathered for the annual mining conference at the DECC in Dululth. Read the rest of this entry »

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