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Overview of nonmetallic mining in Wisconsin
Subscribe to Nonmetallic Mining News The DNR Nonmetallic Mining Program works to ensure local and county governments and mine operators across the state follow standards for mine reclamation and provides assistance in developing mine reclamation…
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Metallic mining publications and regulations
RegulationsState statutes and administrative codesSeveral state statutes and administrative rules regulate metallic mining in this state. However, one very important provision of the statutes requires that mining activities also be regulated by…
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Overview of nonferrous metallic mining
Nonferrous metallic mining has occurred in Wisconsin since the time of the Copper Culture about 2,000-5,000 years ago. Mining for metals such as copper, lead and zinc shaped the history of several regions of Wisconsin and played a major role in the…
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Industrial sand mining - information for industry
Recent growth in the petroleum and sand mining industries has created a high demand for Wisconsin sand used for hydraulic fracturing. The DNR has seen a substantial rise in permit requests to the department to mine industrial sand.Due to this demand…
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Gogebic Taconite: Former Mining Proposal
The Gogebic Iron Range is an 80-mile-long belt of distinctive Precambrian bedrock in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It stretches east to west, roughly from Lake Gogebic in Michigan to Lake Namekagon in Wisconsin.The Gogebic…
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Reclaimed Flambeau Mine
While there are other examples of successfully operated and reclaimed metallic mines in Wisconsin, the Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith in Rusk County is the only example of a metallic mine that was permitted, constructed, operated and reclaimed under…
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Ferrous (iron) mining regulations and publications
RegulationsState statutes and administrative codesUnlike non-ferrous metallic mining, all ferrous (iron) mining activity in Wisconsin is regulated by the DNR under Ch. 295, subchapter III, Wis. Stats. The regulatory framework for this law was…
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Past and potential ferrous (iron) mining projects in Wisconsin
Click on the tabs below for short descriptions of known iron deposits in Wisconsin. Image courtesy Wisconsin Geological and NaturalHistory Survey (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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Ferrous (iron) mining permitting process
Metallic mining involves the extraction of minerals bearing iron, copper, gold, lead, silver and zinc. For ferrous (iron) and other metallic mining, the DNR is the state agency with primary responsibility for regulating environmental aspects of…
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Overview of ferrous (iron) mining in Wisconsin
Iron mining has more than a 150-year history in Wisconsin. By the mid-1800s there were iron mines operating in Dodge and Sauk counties, and by the turn of the century, iron was being mined in Jackson, Florence, Marinette, Iron and Ashland counties.…