Mining company Gogebic Taconite announced on Friday that it's dropping plans to develop a mine in the Penokee Hills, and will close its offices in Iron County on Sunday.
Currently the public has access to the land where exploratory drilling is being carried out by Gogebic Taconite as the first stage in the possible siting of a $1.5 billion mine in a heavily wooded area of Iron and Ashland counties. "They want to do something to limit the areas they can go," Fitzgerald said.
Oct 19, 2011· Gogebic Taconite (G-Tac), a subsidiary of The Cline Group, has proposed a 4 ½-mile long open pit iron ore mine in the Penokee Hills of Northern Wisconsin. This would be the first phase of an eventual 22-mile strip of open-pit mining, stretching from west of Mellen, in southern Ashland County, to Upson, in Iron County.
Jun 14, 2013· Another outcome of the protest is that Gogebic Taconite will be forced to hire private security for the company contracted to do exploratory drilling in the Penokee Range. Ashland and Iron County sheriff's deputies were on the scene Tuesday, but Ashland County Sheriff Mick Brennan said they can't afford to staff the drill site 24/7, so that ...
In November 2010, Gogebic Taconite (G-Tac), a subsidiary of The Cline Group, announced plans for a $1.5 billion iron ore mine in the pristine Penokee Mountains in Northern Wisconsin. The open pit mine would sprawl over four miles of privately-held managed forest land [1].
Penokee Range. In Wisconsin, the taconite iron deposits of the Penokee Range are concentrated in a band running from near Mellen in Ashland County east to near Upson in Iron County. Removal of the Taconite Ore Taconite mining in the region is now conducted exclusively by open-pit mining methods. The mining process begins by drilling into the
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Sep 05, 2014· In 2013, Republicans who control state government enacted a law loosening regulation of iron mining, saying the changes would allow Gogebic Taconite to create badly needed jobs. Opponents say the $1.5 billion project could ruin the stream-studded Penokee Hills and downstream areas nearer to .
The Jackson County Iron Company operated a surface taconite mine from 1968 to 1982. The site was about 1,300 acres, including the open-pit mine, associated processing facilities and disposal areas for encompassed mine tailings and waste rock. ... Iron and Ashland counties. The Penokee/Gogebic deposit is generally defined as the 21-mile western ...
But the state DNR says some work continues, so areas around roads and work sites will remain closed to the public.
Mar 24, 2014· Gogebic Taconite, LLC, was considering development along a four-mile stretch east of the community of Mellen. However, the DNR received a preapplication withdrawal letter from Gogebic Taconite, LLC, on March 24, 2015 [PDF] for the ferrous mining project located in Iron and Ashland County. The letter follows the February 2015 closing of the ...
The Jackson County Iron Company operated a surface taconite mine from 1968 to 1982. The site was about 1,300 acres, including the open-pit mine, associated processing facilities and disposal areas for encompassed mine tailings and waste rock. ... Iron and Ashland counties. The Penokee/Gogebic deposit is generally defined as the 21-mile western ...
The Penokee Range as seen looking west from Corrigan's Lookout in Iron County, May 2008. Upson Lake is in the middle of the photo. Gogebic Taconite is a limited-liability company created by the Cline Group, a coal-mining company based in Florida with operations in Illinois and the Appalachian mountains.
Penokee Hills Education Project 616 Main St W Ashland . We currently have calls into both the Iron and Ashland County District Attorney 09 06 13 If your taking in Fighting Bob Fest this Saturday stop by the Penokee Hills Education Project booth On the road yet again 2013 opponents of the Gogebic Taconite Mine in the Penokee Hills held a news conference in Hurley Wisconsin Speakers
Iron County has agreed to extend a lease agreement with mining company Gogebic Taconite for the next three years. The Iron County board has passed the measure by one vote. Gogebic Taconite didn't make a $10,000 payment last month and cited budget constraints. But county board chair Joe Pinardi negotiated a plan giving GTac another year to pay.
An affiliate of a privately held coal mining company is proposing to spend more than $1 billion to develop a large open-pit iron ore mine on an ancient mountain range in far northern Wisconsin.
Aug 03, 2015· The Cline Group, which formed Gogebic Taconite to develop the Penokee Hills iron deposit, operates coal mines. ... Huge mine may shrink away from Ashland County, Gogebic Taconite says. Sep 5, 2014; Ashland County's mining ordinance could be too costly to .
Iron County is asking for reimbursements from the state of $60,000 to $70,000 to cover legal expenses and other costs associated with a once-proposed open-pit iron mine that the company Gogebic Taconite says it's no longer actively pursuing.
Gogebic Taconite is an iron-ore mining company in development stage, based in Florida, with a presence in Hurley, Wisconsin. The company, owned by the larger mining organizations, Cline Resource and Development Group, is at the center of a dispute among politicians, community groups, environmental organizations, Native American tribal councils and various stakeholders because of a .
Mar 24, 2014· Gogebic Taconite, LLC, was considering development along a four-mile stretch east of the community of Mellen. However, the DNR received a preapplication withdrawal letter from Gogebic Taconite, LLC, on March 24, 2015 [PDF] for the ferrous mining project located in Iron and Ashland County. The letter follows the February 2015 closing of the ...
Feb 01, 2011· The Penokee Range as seen looking west from Corrigan's Lookout in Iron County, May 2008. Upson Lake is in the middle of the photo. Gogebic Taconite is a limited-liability company created by the Cline Group, a coal-mining company based in Florida with operations in Illinois and the Appalachian mountains.
Mar 03, 2015· Iron County Jail 300 Taconite St. Hurley, WI 54534. by Mary Annette Pember / Indian Country Today. Gogebic Taconite announced last week that it is closing its office in Hurley, Wisconsin and, for now, putting plans on hold to build a huge open pit iron ore mine in the pristine Penokee Mountains in Northern Wisconsin.
Ashland County's mining ordinance could be too costly to the company, spokesman Bob Seitz says.
Marquette and Wisconsin's Penokee Range. In Wisconsin, the taconite iron de-posits of the Penokee Range are concentrated in a band running from near Mellen in Ashland County east to near Upson in Iron County. Removal of the Taconite Ore Taconite mining in the region is now conducted exclusively by open-pit min-ing methods.