Mining moving forward in the Western UP.....possibly 300 jobs created

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arcticgeorge

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IRONWOOD - Things are starting to move quickly with the Copperwood Project under Orvana Resources, after two milestones have been accomplished.

Permit 632, a 6,300-page document seeking permission from the state for Orvana to mine in Wakefield and Ironwood townships was approved Wednesday. According to emails sent to Orvana from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Gov. Rick Snyder's office....................................... There will be a meeting at the local college GCC on March 6th and the director of safety heath and enviroment from the mining company (Orvana) says 30 days after the meeting " i will guarantee we will get this permit"..(Of course other permits are still needed).....Paper said they thought they would need about 200 people for the blasting project alone but now feels the number is nearly 300...Plus a 3.5 million dollar road improvements around the area.
 
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ezra

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arcticgeorge said:
IRONWOOD - Things are starting to move quickly with the Copperwood Project under Orvana Resources, after two milestones have been accomplished.

Permit 632, a 6,300-page document seeking permission from the state for Orvana to mine in Wakefield and Ironwood townships was approved Wednesday. According to emails sent to Orvana from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Gov. Rick Snyder's office....................................... There will be a meeting at the local college GCC on March 6th and the director of safety heath and enviroment from the mining company (Orvana) says 30 days after the meeting " i will guarantee we will get this permit"..(Of course other permits are still needed).....Paper said they thought they would need about 200 people for the blasting project alone but now feels the number is nearly 300...Plus a 3.5 million dollar road improvements around the area.
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sounds like some open play grounds in 10 yrs or so to me
 
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Let's hope they don't need any federal permits! If so, put a fork in it. 6,300 pages!! You gotta be kidding?

This would be great for the area and I hope it goes through.
 
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ubee

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will never happen. mining is high tech, only jobs for locals will be retired gate man and a old school nurse or 2 2 many people looking for free money from mining company
 
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windingtrailgal

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Not just job creation - but businesses being frequented by whoever it is they hire - stores, bars, gas stations...

laughing at ezra - spoken like a tru snowmobiler.

I heard they will be mining for iron ore?
 
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srt20

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fatdaddy said:
Hurley get ready for year round action, now the sledder will have competition from the workers.
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Would this be about certain bars downtown??

More $$$ in town= better looking dancers........haha yeah right! one could hope....
 
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arcticgeorge

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ubee said:
will never happen. mining is high tech, only jobs for locals will be retired gate man and a old school nurse or 2 2 many people looking for free money from mining company
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............yeah.They said at first 200 people were thought to be needed and now the number has increased to "nearly 300" (for the blasting project alone) and all are high tech jobs?....And too many people looking for "free" money? What? It's called a job where you EARN money!
 
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dcsnomo

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arcticgeorge said:
............yeah.They said at first 200 people were thought to be needed and now the number has increased to "nearly 300" (for the blasting project alone) and all are high tech jobs?....And too many people looking for "free" money? What? It's called a job where you EARN money!
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I agree. At 8.5% unemployment (10.4% in Gogebic County 12/2011) 300 jobs is 300 jobs. Hi tech, low tech, no tech, it's 300 new paychecks buying stuff in the community.
 
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timo

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yup the liberal tree huggers got their way all 16 liberals and one republican voted no on the project.

they have an issue with possibly polluting a stream but its still ok do dump tens' of millions of raw sewage in lake michigan everytime milwaukee gets a quarter inch rain fall. F'd up!!
 
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fcat700

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timo said:
yup the liberal tree huggers got their way all 16 liberals and one republican voted no on the project.

they have an issue with possibly polluting a stream but its still ok do dump tens' of millions of raw sewage in lake michigan everytime milwaukee gets a quarter inch rain fall. F'd up!!
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Ya, now they stay in the state and vote.
 
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EXCESSIVE FORCE

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timo said:
yup the liberal tree huggers got their way all 16 liberals and one republican voted no on the project.

They have an issue with possibly polluting a stream but its still ok do dump tens' of millions of raw sewage in lake michigan everytime milwaukee gets a quarter inch rain fall. F'd up!!
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x2 !!!
 
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mride460

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ubee said:
will never happen. mining is high tech, only jobs for locals will be retired gate man and a old school nurse or 2 2 many people looking for free money from mining company
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Spoken like someone who knows nothing about mining or mining jobs. Yes, there will be jobs that can only be filled by highly educated people, but the majority of the jobs will be "industrial experience" type jobs.
The iron mine that I work at has hired just over 300 people over the past two years. More than half were not college educated. What they had was a solid work history with good employment references, and experiences from a wide variety of industries.
Speaking from experience. If you prove you're reliable, eager to learn, and trustworthy you'll be a step ahead of many with just a degree.
Food for thought. Our general labor position starts at $23.97/hr. with huge bennys. Not to shabby for entry level in the UP.
 
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Polarice

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Here we go again.

It will be nice for a 10 year period of time for some.

Is this the same type of mine that they have going in Big Bay?
 
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