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Monday, October 03, 2011  Spokeswoman Deb Muchmore said Friday the company recently conducted the initial blasting and drilling of bedrock at the site in northwestern Marquette County

Saturday, September 03, 2011  The Huron Mountain Club, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, National Wildlife Federation and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve say the mine jeopardizes water and air quality in the forestland of western Marquette County

Thursday, June 16, 2011  The mining company's new education center is currently under construction on the 100 block of Washington Street

Friday, January 21, 2011  In April of last year, Cynthia Pryor was arrested for sitting in front of a bulldozer at the Eagle Rock mine site

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Longtime opponents of the Kennecott Eagle Project are weighing in after the company announced that it was no longer planning on having its ore trucks use the proposed route of County Road 595

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Kennecott's Eagle mine plans to utilize current roads on Triple A, County Roads 510/550, and Wright Street as a trucking route, dropping plans for County Road 595