Wisconsin GOP reintroduces mining changes
MADISON—Republican legislators have unveiled another bill to rewrite Wisconsin’s iron mining laws.
Assembly Republicans introduced the sweeping, 206-page bill at a news conference Wednesday. They promised the legislation would create thousands of jobs without lowering environmental standards.
The legislation closely mirrors a GOP bill that died in the state Senate last March. Under its provisions, the state Department of Natural Resources would have up to 480 days to issue a mining permit, people could challenge the permit decision but not before its made, mining companies could offset damage to wetlands by restoring wetlands elsewhere.
Republicans hope the bill will convince a company called Gogebic Taconite to open an iron mine near Lake Superior. Opponents insist the project will pollute one of the state’s last pristine areas.
Jan 16, 2013 at 8:29 p.m.
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If Democrats are worried about actual environmental damage - petition your chief Democrat Obama allowing fracking and chemical pollution of our water supplies across the country.
http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-ad...
Jan 16, 2013 at 7:37 p.m.
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Republican ram rod their shoddy laws thorugh the system, they go to court, their laws get shot down, and cost the tax payers money. When will they lemmings learn?
Jan 16, 2013 at 6:32 p.m.
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Years away and will be litigated like most everything these yahoos have come up with.
Jan 16, 2013 at 2:59 p.m.
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My bet's on janesvillean http://www.mining.com/?p=688206
Jan 16, 2013 at 2:51 p.m.
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Current iron ore news below. Janesvillean has outdated info.
$7bn iron ore project needs 10,000 workers
http://iminco.net/7-billion-iron-ore-pro...
'New wave of purchasing' sends iron ore to 15-month high
http://www.mining.com/new-wave-of-purcha...
Iron ore spot prices rise
http://www.mining.com/fortescue-eschews-...
Jan 16, 2013 at 1:59 p.m.
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Even if passed it will be years before any mining starts. The tribes in the area won't sign off and the Army Corp of Engineers still have to approve.
Jan 16, 2013 at 1:22 p.m.
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Global iron ore prices expected to decline
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/20...
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BHP to cut iron ore jobs as mining slowdown bites
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/0...
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Supply and demand point to a steady decline for iron ore
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business...
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