Sulfide Mining Campaign

Ongoing is our effort to prevent this area from becoming a mining district. It is unpaved, unpowered, and unspoiled. The pressure remains strong to develop the Eagle Project ore deposit on the Yellow Dog Plains. Currently, the mining company, Kennecott Minerals, has all state required permits in hand and plans on moving forward with the singular mining prospect. However, the MDNR has stipulated that the company cannot break ground until all court injunctions and the federal permit issues are all settled.
Our organization has been involved since day one and is one of four partners is bring lawsuits against the MDEQ for granting the permits. These lawsuits are preventing the company from breaking ground and potentially from keeping the project from coming to fruition. Click here to view the Press Release
The federal permit needed is an Underground Injection Control permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is not expected to be issued in the near future but we will keep a very close watch on the development of this permit.
This issue has been volatile since 2003 when Kennecott Minerals disclosed their intentions to open a nickel mine on the undeveloped Yellow Dog Plains. Click the links for more information.

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Article from the City Pulse on the mining court battle

Check out the links at our site but if you need more information, be sure to check out www.savethewildup.org.