The906Report
Veteran journalist Mark Doremus reports on mining projects, actual and proposed, throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Plus occasional fun stuff.
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“Directed spending” budget item is alternative to proposed MEDC funding
$425 Million Needed for Mine Construction
Only operating mine faces midsummer shutdown unless finances improve
Both projects involve Highland Copper Co., Inc.
No mention of proposed Back Forty mine in new business analysis.
Public hearing held on Cleveland Cliffs' plans for expanded waste rock storage area.