Tag: gogebic Taconite

No doubt the folks from Gogebic Taconite will find a way to justify their iron mine regardless… Asbestos mineral fibers have been found in a rock sample at the site of a proposed iron ore mine by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The agency said Monday that asbestos was…

Watch and listen as Republican State Sen. Glenn Grothman explains that individuals who live near the proposed Gogebic Taconite strip mine in the northwoods of Wisconsin have absolutely nothing to worry about in regards to their drinking water, because the mining company will solve mine leakage problems with “industrial caulk.”

From the tone of his remarks in yesterday’s Wisconsin State Journal , it sounds as though Iron County district attorney Marty Lipske wants to prosecute everyone who’s broken the law in the ongoing Gogebic Taconite, (GTAC) iron mine controversy. Everyone? Sounding as much like a GTAC spokesperson as an elected DA, Lipske stated that the conduct of the protesters…

This is absolutely disgusting… A Facebook group called Wisconsinites For Safe Mining says it has initiated a “shoot on sight” order against four female mining opponents, at least three of whom are now calling for a criminal investigation. Emotions have been running high over the Gogebic Taconite mine in Northern…

Here are the lead paragraphs from the JSONLINE article about the state’s approval of the Gogebic Taconite’s request to start drilling test sites in Wisconsin for their proposed iron mine: The state Department of Natural Resources on Thursday approved plans by Gogebic Taconite to sink eight exploratory drill holes on…

Before I get accused of ignoring the rest of the world of politics in favor of teasing Governor Walker, I’ll announce that this is the last governor post for February 2012…no…really! But isn’t it just a little bit interesting that Governor Walker will talk to eleven Wisconsin Native American tribes…

I should have posted this during the peak of the mining discussions…but it’s still relevant as the mining bill went back to committee and will eventually make another appearance.

Report: Senator Carpenter flipped position on mining bill; caused bill to fail Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald joined Charlie Sykes on Wednesday to talk about his disappointment surrounding the bill’s failure. “There was some real indications that one of these Democrats was going to vote with us and move this…

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Here’s an interesting tidbit from an article by Frik Els at Mining.com: BHP, Vale and Rio Tinto control nearly 70% of the 1 billion tonne annual iron ore seaborne trade and thanks to their economies of scale have been flooding the market by concentrating on building market share rather than…