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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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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, LLC: former mining project
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
On December 20, 2022, the department issued a Certification of Completion of reclamation for the remaining 32 acres of the permitted mine site, referred to as the industrial outlot, along with a Revised Mining Permit. Additional information…
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Past and potential ferrous (iron) mining projects in Wisconsin
Click on the tabs below for short descriptions of iron deposits in Wisconsin that are currently being explored for mining or were the sites of historical mines.
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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…