Oh, and Champion Matt - Michigan's new metallic mining law is not the "strictest laws in the country" as you and our elected officials say.

Ours is behind a number of states, if you bothered to research it.

In fact, Colorado, a mining state, is trying to pass a law requiring uranium companies to prove they can mine without polluting the water before they can get a permit. Sounds a little too smart? Well, they are insidious outsiders.

Wisconsin smartly requires a sulfide miner to prove they can mine in a water-rich environment safely before getting a permit. No company has been able to meet the standard yet.

Also, if we have strict laws, why are they not being followed?

The DEQ's coordinator for review of the Eagle Project said, in court, that neither he or his mine team followed a central tenet of the new mining law when approving Kennecott's application.

The DEQ's own commissioned expert, Sainsbury, said that Kennecott's application was "technically antiquated, sloppy and equivalent to high school level work" that Kennecott's methodology does "not reflect industry best practice" and Kennecott's conclusions regarding the mine's stability "are not considered to be defensible." This is the state's own commissioned expert, if that matters to anyone.

And real miners, like Jack Parker, with experience in hundreds of mines, including White Pine, say Kennecott's application is incompetent and fraudulent.

Our elected officials and the DEQ have not required this company to follow the law, so I don't know why they are whining when a citizen campaign tries to hold Kennecott to account for them.

Good luck finding Atlantis. You might want to let Cameco know there is no uranium ore in the UP. It would save them some money.

The insinuations that uranium mining is a long shot is silly. Cameco, one of the world's largest miners of uranium is actively exploring in the UP. It's joint venture partner, Bitterroot, posted a Keweenaw health advisory on uranium in drinking water to show investors there is a high likelihood of uranium in the area's Jacobsville sandstone.

Do you think Cameco is on a quixotic expedition to better understand UP geology or discover the lost island of Atlantis or do you think they believe there is a good possibility of finding a rich uranium deposit so they can feed their bottom line and make money off of it?

Come-on, the arguments for these mining projects are getting more and more ridiculous. It's sad to see our state elected officials jumping on the factless bandwagon by insinuating there is no chance of uranium mining, among other things they said in their shocking statement.

For the first time in a long time I actually felt like a politician was fighting on my behalf. Way to go Nerat, Prusi, Lahti, Lindberg and Allen! I'm proud of the UP and proud to be pro-mining, as are most folks in the area. This ballot initiative finally showed the true colors of those groups against the mine... they're against anything and everything. They were there when the laws were written (strictest laws in the country) and they still aren't happy. Lets get this mine going, get folks to work, and get Michigan back on track... all the while protecting the environment.

As for uranium exploration, it's just that 'exploration' - sometimes NOT finding what you're looking for gives you just as much information when in the mineral world. People still look for Atlantis... doesn't mean the discovery is imminent.

PS
About this "Scare Tactic" about Uranium mining. For over 40 years there has been drillngs all over the U.P for Uranium and guess what bozo-There IS no Uranium so enough of your garbage nonsense which you people like to throw out so often.
Just like you like to throw out Scary terms that the average person, the people who follow you also, doesn't know. Like "Suphide Mining"
Sounds Spooky doesn't it but guess what-Native Americans in the U.P Invented it.
Put a plug in it-We are tired of hearing from you Wierdos

I disagree with Judy Nerat on many things but with her, and local unions, she is right on the spot with this one.
What a wonderful thing-Trolls who will be the deciding factor on what we can and can't do in OUR U.P.
Speaking of scare Tactics-These anti everything people invented it lol
Guess what-The majority of Yoopers are proud of our heritage and what our REAL Economy is based on-Logging, Mining, Farming with Tourism taking up the rear.
Get out of Marquette and see how Locals feel about Trolls and Enviro whackos TRYING to determine the future of the U.P
Good Job and salute to Judy Nerat-Mike Prusi-Local Unions(I also don't agree with unions much but right on) and the People at CCI who know what the U.P is about because they know that these clowns will be coming after them next.
Good luck with that one too lol

The government will help us ---to drive out the remaining manufacturing employment out of the U.S. Under the disguise of cap and trade, medical reform, higher taxes, increased regulation and labor rules say bye bye to manufacturing jobs.

Has everyone seen our local politician's latest rant?

http://senate.mi.gov/dem/PR/Prusi0030.39.pdf

They say there is no chance or uranium mining in the UP? Then why is Bitterroot and uranium giant Cameco actively exploring for uranium in the UP?

"They will BAN any future mining." ???

The ballot only affects non-iron metal mining and uranium.

They also claim these metals are going to MI manufacturers while Rio Tinto said last week their four biggest growing markets for metal are China, China, China and China.

Scary when our "leaders" get all their information from the mining company that stands to gain billions off of public ore.