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 »
Menominee County Explorer Loses Human Rights Court Case
April 28, 2011
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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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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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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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Mining Event Protested by Activists/Retired Miner
April 16, 2011from 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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Mining Rush Next to Boundary Waters
April 16, 2011from the Star Tribune:
On the hunt for copper and other valuable metals, five exploration companies hope to prospect on 44,000 acres of the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area over the next two decades. Read the rest of this entry »
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Record prices boost Minnesota’s copper-nickel projects
February 3, 2011from Minnesota Public Radio’s Bob Kelleher:
Record prices for copper are helping to fuel controversial new efforts to mine the red metal in Northern Minnesota.
Copper set new records earlier this year and continues trading near record highs of over $4.40 a pound, pushing cash into northeast Minnesota’s developing copper-nickel projects. Read the rest of this entry »
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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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