Canadian mining company Highland Copper proposes to mine up to 6,600 metric tons of copper ore per day, 2 miles from Lake ...

Some of Michigan's small communities don't reveal much from the surface, owing their existence to discoveries buried underground. On Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a collection of these communities make ...

Mine opponents say the MEDC sidestepped legislative review when it approved funding for the controversial Upper Peninsula project.

An environmental group is suing the state's economic development arm in a challenge of $50 million in taxpayer-funded incentives given to a U.P. mine.

Beneath the surface of Torch Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula lies the legacy of more than a century of copper mining, ...

Copperwood Mine Foes Sue to Block $50M Grant for Project Near Lake Superior Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund ...

The board, all of whom participated remotely, approved the funding for the Copperwood Mine in a 7-2 vote on Tuesday, Aug. 25, after about two hours of public comment, most of which urged the board to ...

State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwood copper mine in the far western Upper Peninsula following a vote Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund. Toronto-based Highland ...

Mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, once leading mineral producers, are preserved for public tours. Visitors can book tours to explore the underground history in the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, Quincy ...

Lansing — The Michigan Strategic Fund board approved $50 million in funding for an Upper Peninsula copper mine project, using state taxpayer dollars appropriated four years ago to sidestep state ...