Kennecott Minerals Co. will have to obtain at least one federal permit before drilling a nickel and copper mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.
The company plans to install an underground infiltration system to dispose of treated wastewater, said Jo Lynn Traub, director of the water division in the EPA’s Chicago [...]

Concerns that a proposed Upper Peninsula mine has not met strict state requirements must be fully addressed before a permit is issued to blast nickel-laden rock from beneath the headwaters of the Salmon-Trout River.
Damage to one of the finest trout streams in the state — and the only one to host coaster brook trout — [...]

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality tentatively approved a proposal Tuesday to drill a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.
The department’s ruling is a crucial step for Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.’s plan to operate the mine in the Yellow Dog Plains region of northern Marquette County. A final decision will be made later [...]