Once again, the Army Corps of Engineers has objected to Kennecott’s planned ore hauling road, in Marquette County. The road project, formerly called “Woodland Road,” but now going by “County Road 595” and applied for by the county road commission, “is deficient in several areas,” according to a letter dated March 29, sent from the Corps’ Detroit office to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The letter makes clear that the “the primary beneficiary of the route as proposed would be Kennecott.” According to the Corps, 595 “is the most direct route from the Eagle Mine to Kennecott’s ore processing facility,” in Humboldt Township, so the road plan should be clear it would be built largely to service Kennecott’s mining operations.
Army Corps Objects to Kennecott Haul Road
April 15, 2012
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Locals Travel to London to Ask Rio Tinto for Air Monitoring
April 15, 2012A press release from two Big Bay residents traveling to Rio Tinto’s Annual General Meeting this week. . .
Press Release April 15, 2012
Two Upper Peninsula women are traveling to London, England to attend the Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting taking place April 19, 2012. 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, 2011by the London Mining Network’s Richard Solly and filmmaker Susi Arnott:
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Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Kennecott at Forum
April 27, 2011At 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, 2011An 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, 2011Engaging 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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Rio Tinto to Explore in Ottawa National Forest
April 16, 2011Rio 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.
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Michigan DEQ-Turned Rio Tinto Employee Talks About Clean Water
January 28, 2011Kristen Mariuzza, who worked for the Michigan DEQ, reviewed Rio Tinto’s wastewater treatment plans, and signed off on them, began working for the company shortly after approving their plan. Here, in this TV6 PR piece on Rio “right on schedule” Tinto, Mariuzza explains the plan she approved and now works on will protect water quality.
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Marquette County Officials Discuss Plan to Build Rio Tinto’s Ore Hauling Road
January 28, 2011from Headwaters:
Yesterday, some local elected officials met with the Marquette County Road Commission to discuss whether or not to move forward on Rio Tinto’s County Road 595/Woodland Road ore hauling project. The meeting was closed to the public. Read the rest of this entry »
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