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Today on Stateside, another attempt by the RTA to bring coordinated mass transit to Southeast Michigan. Plus, the Detroit Police Department’s attempts to…
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Mining companies would be able to modify onsite facilities without an environmental permit amendment under legislation that has passed the Michigan House.…
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Some environmentalists are worried a bill moving through the state Legislature would give mining companies too much leeway.Under the bill, mining…
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104 years ago this month, some 400 miners and their families were at a Christmas Eve celebration in Calumet in the Upper Peninsula. 73 men, women and…
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Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law changes to the regulation of Michigan copper mines.Legislation enacted Tuesday establishes separate regulations for…
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Michigan Radio's ongoing MI Curious series gives listeners a chance to ask a question. Then, we do our best to get an answer.The next question comes from…
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Michigan’s first potential new gold mine since the late 1800s now has three of four permits it needs to open.The Michigan Department of Environmental…
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A large Toronto-based mining company has started expanding one of its projects near Marquette. But it will need approval from the Michigan Department of…
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Ninety years ago yesterday brought the worst mining accident in Michigan history. The Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster on November 3, 1926, killed 51 miners.…
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A country that is one of the most mineral-rich in the world is also one of the world's poorest nations. The Democratic Republic of Congo has been rocked…