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Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The production schedule for the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine has been delayed, according to company officials

Friday, February 01, 2013  Marquette city officials discuss how to handle the increase in semis from the Rio Tinto Mine in northern Marquette County

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The Marquette County Road Commission is forming a plan to upgrade existing roads to the mine at the expense of Rio Tinto

Friday, December 21, 2012  Governor Rick Snyder signed the mining severance tax policy in to law on Thursday, which focuses on mines like the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine in Marquette County

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Around 100 people turned up at the scorecard meeting with Rio Tinto on Thursday morning concerning the Eagle Mine Project

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Officials plan a public meeting for residents to voice opinions over the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine in Marquette County

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The Department of Environmental Quality director visited the CR 595 site in Marquette County on Monday

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Officials from Rio Tinto and the Superior Watershed Partnership say that the Upper Peninsula is setting a new benchmark for community oversight of mining

Thursday, June 07, 2012  The Huron Mountain Club filed a lawsuit to halt construction of the mine

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Marquette County is driven by Northern Michigan University, Marquette General Hospital, and the Marquette Branch Prison

Saturday, May 19, 2012  Governor Rick Snyder's administration is proposing a new severance tax

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

Monday, May 07, 2012  The Huron Mountain Club wants a federal judge to halt activity at a nickel-and-copper mine belonging to Kennecott Eagle Minerals

Monday, February 20, 2012  Although the EPA and local environmentalists oppose the road, there are those who think County Road 595 would be a safer route for everyone

Sunday, February 05, 2012  The county's road commission submitted an application for permits to create Marquette County Road 596, a 21-mile stretch to connect US-41 with CR AAA near Kennecott's Eagle Mine