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Sulfide Mining in the Lake Superior Basin

Sulfide mining operations pose serious risks to natural ecosystems and wildlife in the Lake Superior basin. The Great Lakes Natural Resources Center is protecting the Lake basin by working to control sulfide mining and by mobilizing citizens and officials to participate in land use planning in Minnesota's North Shore and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

"Mining Madness, Water Wars:
The Great Lakes in the Balance"
Learn more about the threat to wildlife and water resources in the Lake Superior basin from sulfide mining by watching the film online.

Protect Wildlife & Lake Superior
Sulfide mining threatens wildlife in the Yellow Dog Plains and a premiere tributary of Lake Superior.

"Mining Madness" Awarded a Telly Award

The documentary film received a bronze 2009 Telly Award. The Telly Awards are the premiere award for outstanding local films and productions. The film was produced by Northern Michigan filmmakers for the National Wildlife Federation.

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Documentary Includes Interview With Senator Prusi

"Mining Madness, Water War: The Great Lakes in the Balance" includes interviews with a wide range of voices, including Native Americans, scientists, mining engineers and Senator Mike Prusi (view release form here).
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Sulfide Mining Threatens Lake Superior

A proposal to mine sulfide metals directly beneath one of Lake Superior's premiere trout streams currently threatens wildlife and water in the Lake Superior basin.

If the mine proceeds, an immense forest would be destroyed and replaced with an industrial complex. Dangerous byproducts of the sulfide mining process would contaminate water and air. The mine poses serious risks to wildlife including eagles, moose and wolves.

We are committed to preventing damage from this proposed mine -- and from the threat of any additional sulfide mines across Michigan's Upper Peninsula that threaten the clean water, clean air and wildlife habitat that are critical to the health of the Great Lakes. Read more

U.P. Mine Dangerous, Say Leading Mining Experts

Mining experts say the controversial sulfide mine proposed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula poses a large risk to the state's natural resources and public health.

Read more in the press release and expert comments from the expert geochemist, environmental engineer and hydrogeologist.

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Michelle Halley
Senior Manager, Lake Superior
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Marquette Extension
Marquette, MI
Phone: 906-361-0520
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