TRAVERSE CITY - 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 [...]
Workers could start preparing an oil-drilling site in suburban Detroit by early spring.
Traverse City-based West Bay Exploration has tentative state approval to drill diagonally from land it owns near Interstate 275 in Livonia.
The City Council unanimously approved the plan Wednesday night. The company says it expects to reach oil and natural gas trapped for millions [...]
Workers could start preparing an oil-drilling site in suburban Detroit by early spring.
Traverse City-based West Bay Exploration has received preliminary approval from the state to drill diagonally from an 11-acre parcel it owns near Interstate 275 in Livonia. The City Council unanimously approved the plan Wednesday night.
The company expects to reach oil and natural gas [...]
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 [...]
Michigan is exploring ways to grow its alternative energy industry and provide a boost to economic development, but coal-fired power plants are expected to produce most of the state’s electricity through at least 2030.
The rest of Michigan’s electrical power comes mostly from nuclear power plants or natural gas- or oil-fired power plants. A very small [...]
If you want to get an argument from an outdoors type, suggest drilling for oil or gas (or logging) in the Pigeon River State Forest.
The Pigeon — where Otsego, Montmorency, Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties meet — is the last big bit of old Michigan in the Lower Peninsula, a place where campers can see [...]
