The Kennecott Eagle Project has amended their wastewater treatment permit which may exempt them from having to get a federal permit which is the final regulatory hurdle that the company faces. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment will host a public meeting on Thursday March 11 at 7 PM at Westwood High School.
The proposal can be viewed here.
Associated Press reporter John Flesher broke the story:
Kennecott seeks to amend permit
In other mining news there are going to be mining hearings by the Minnesota Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee next week that will discuss the proposed Boundary Waters PolyMet mine as well as a bill that would strengthen Minnesota mining laws.
This comes after the EPA slammed the PolyMet mine proposal last week as "environmentally unsatisfactory."
The hearings are scheduled for Monday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 10. Details of the meetings are here.
The proposed "damage deposit" bill that will be discussed can be found here.
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