Copperwood mine permit issued in western U.P.

Orvana Resources is moving forward with mining for copper and silver in the western U.P. with the first permit they need recently approved by Michigan.

Excerpt: The state has approved the first of several permits required for a company that wants to mine for copper and silver in the western Upper Peninsula. Orvana Resources wants to open the mine near Ironwood.

“It is the state’s permit for the actual mining activity,” says Brad Wurfel with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality of the permit just issued.

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Source: Interlochen Public Radio