Published: May 17, 2013
Tags: DNR, Gogebic Taconite, iron ore, mining, stormwater
A mining company has reduced the number of test holes it plans to make for a proposed iron ore mine near Lake Superior.
Published: May 15, 2013
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, mining
Activists are planning a training session on how to stop a giant iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.
Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, iron ore, mining, Natural Resources Board
The state Natural Resources Board is scheduled to vote next week on a scope statement for rules implementing Republican changes to Wisconsin’s mining regulations.
Published: May 10, 2013
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, iron ore, mining
A mining company has applied for an exploratory license to begin the process of opening an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin near Lake Superior.
Published: May 5, 2013
Tags: mining, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald
Republican legislative leaders at the state party convention are touting passage of a bill designed to make it easier to open an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin and promising to cut taxes.
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: iron ore, mine, mining
While building a new iron-ore mine is a gargantuan task, it also requires several intermediate steps that can each be daunting by itself. That means construction of a controversial mine in northern Wisconsin probably won’t start for several years.
Published: March 24, 2013
Tags: DNR, Gogebic Taconite, jobs, mining
Although Gov. Scott Walker has signed a mining bill aimed at encouraging construction of an iron mine in northern Wisconsin, there’s still uncertainty about the future of mining in the state. And looking to neighboring states for perspective doesn’t clear things up very much.
Published: March 19, 2013
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, Gogebic Taconite, mining, Scott Walker
Ever since Gogebic Taconite announced its interest in digging a miles-long open-pit iron mine in Ashland and Iron counties, the two sides have been bracing for verbal and legal combat.
Published: March 11, 2013
Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, Gogebic Taconite, jobs, mining, Oldenburg Group, Scott Walker, wetlands
Gov. Scott Walker signed Republicans’ polarizing mining bill into law Monday, completing a months-long, all-out campaign to jump-start a giant iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.
Published: March 8, 2013
Tags: Gogebic Taconite, mining
The overhaul of the state’s mining regulations seems a foregone conclusion as legislation heads to the Assembly where the Republicans hold a 60-39 majority.
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