Several groups sue the DNR for granting a permit.
INGHAM COUNTY (AP) -- Opponents of a nickel and copper mine in Upper Michigan aren't giving up their fight. They've filed another legal challenge.
Opponents sued the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Thursday. The DNR approved Kennecott Minerals' plans earlier this month and agreed to lease 120 acres of state land for the mine's surface facilities.
The suit was filed in Ingham County Circuit Court by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the Huron Mountain Club, the National Wildlife Federation and the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve.
They also sued the state Department of Environmental Quality in December after it approved the mine, which would be located in Marquette County.
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