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A Washtenaw County judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop operations at the Vella Pit mine after nearby residents complained about declining water tables.
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Residents say they have reported numerous issues with a mining operation northeast of Ann Arbor, including the drying up of at least 10 residential wells.
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Next month, a decision could be made on whether to sell thousands of acres in the Upper Peninsula to a Canadian mining company, Graymont Inc.It would be…
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Governor Rick Snyder has approved an overhaul of how mining is taxed in Michigan.Right now, mines pay a mix of property taxes, income taxes and sales…
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U.S. District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell has refused to halt construction of a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.In an order signed…
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A private club in the Upper Peninsula has filed suit to stop the construction of a new mine in Marquette County. It’s the first federal lawsuit to attempt…
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For ten years, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company has been pushing to mine nickel and copper near Marquette. The company started underground blasting of the…