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Thursday, February 14, 2013  Clean-up and construction is 30 percent complete

Monday, September 17, 2012  Rio Tinto continues to keep the public updated with a series of informational meetings on the status of the Eagle Mine Project

Friday, September 14, 2012  Rio Tinto has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Superior Watershed Partnership to conduct independent monitoring at its Marquette County mining operations

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Needs community support at upcoming hearing in front of the EPA

Friday, May 18, 2012  Triple A Road and CR 601 will be reconstructed and paved to meet all-season standards to accommodate commercial traffic with the opening of the mine

Saturday, November 05, 2011  Newly appointed Supervisor Alvar Maki spoke to residents about road improvements, downtown development and Kennecott Mine safety concerns

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Kennecott Minerals announced Tuesday that it has all the state permits it needs to reopen the Humboldt Mill near Champion.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009  While it still concerns some, a good number of the people who attended the DEQ public hearing Tuesday night, supported Kennecott Eagle Mineral Company's plan to turn the Humboldt Mine into a milling site.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009  They can't be accepted or rejected by the DEQ without first having a public meeting.

Friday, December 19, 2008  The facility would work in conjunction with the proposed nickel and copper mine in Marquette County.