Feds say no to permit for Michigan mine


Feds say no to permit for Michigan mine


STEPHENSON, Mich.—Federal regulators are saying not so fast to a proposed open-pit mine in the southern part of Michigan`s Upper Peninsula.

The Environmental Protection Agency, in a recent letter to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, said it was objecting to the state`s wetlands permit for the Back Forty zinc, copper and gold mine proposed by Canadian-based Aquila Resources.

The EPA also cited shortfalls in how the mine project would impact Native American cultural resources...

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