Open-pit mine proposed in Ashland and Iron counties
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.
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.
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.
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
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 .
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.
Location of Iron Deposit . Called "Penokee" by some and "Gogebic" by others, this scenic line of hills has a long and storied mining history. The first official record of iron in the area was included in an 1848 report by Dr. A. Randall on iron ore he found between Hurley, WI and Mellen, WI. Between 1886 and 1965, 71 million tons of ...
Gogebic Taconite wants to build an open pit mine on the border of Iron and Ashland counties. Last month a small group of protesters vandalized the preliminary drill site. State Senator Bob Jauch of Poplar and Representative Janet Bewley of Ashland have written a letter to GTAC asking for the guards' immediate removal.
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.
But the state DNR says some work continues, so areas around roads and work sites will remain closed to the public.
Almost 400 people attended a forum hosted by Science on Tap on the proposed Penokee Mine project. A panel of six speakers discussed the facts and context of an iron mine that Gogebic Taconite wants to build in the Penokee Range. Panelists included Northland College Geology Professor Tom Fitz who detailed the different rock formations in the region.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Gogebic Taconite's ("GTac") target was the known low-grade iron deposits along and in 22 miles of the scenic and largely undeveloped Penokee Hills range of Iron and Ashland Counties of northern Wisconsin. The taconite ore is found in the headwaters of the Bad River Watershed of Lake Superior.
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.
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].
Tags: #wimine, Ashland County, economy, Gogebic Taconite, Iron County, iron ore mine, jobs, news, Wisconsin GTAC applies for additional exploratory drilling permits at proposed Penokee mine site Jan 4
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.
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 ...
Ashland County's mining ordinance could be too costly to the company, spokesman Bob Seitz says.
Magnetite is abundant in the Minnesota Iron Range as well as the Michigan Iron Range that is located next to Marquette as well as in the Penokee Range in Wisconsin, Minnesota. In Wisconsin-Minnesota's Gogebic-Penokee Range, the taconite iron ore deposits are concentrated on the bands that run from the Mellen area in Ashland County up to the ...
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.
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
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 ...