DNR receives exploratory drilling application from Gogebic Taconite, LLC
May 9, 2013
CONTACT: Ann Coakley, 608-516-2492
MADISON – Today the Department of Natural Resources received an exploration license application from Gogebic Taconite, LLC, for mining activities related to the Penokee/Gogebic deposit located in Ashland and Iron counties.
The application is available for viewing on DNR’s new web page about the project. The agency has also created a listserve for anyone interested in receiving updates about the project.
According to Ann Coakley, DNR Waste and Materials Management Program director, the agency will review and make a decision regarding the application within 10 business days, per the new mining law passed earlier this year by the State Legislature.
The Penokee/Gogebic deposit is generally defined as the 21-mile western end of the 60-mile long Gogebic Iron Range, which stretches east to west from Lake Gogebic, Michigan, to Mineral Lake, Wisconsin.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Coakley, 608-516-2492