Conservationists Calling for Reopening of Ashland County Part of Proposed Iron Mine Site
Monday, September 8th, 2014 -- 9:50 AM
-Conservationists are calling for reopening the Ashland County part of a proposed iron mining site to hunting and fishing.The call came Friday from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, a day after Gogebic Taconite said it may scale back its proposed mine to just Iron County.
Gogebic Taconite also said it's pulled 20 consultants off the site until spring. That's prompted the Wisconsin Wetlands Association to suggest restoring public access to the entire 3,200 acre site, including land in Iron County.
But a Department of Natural Resources manager overseeing the project said the land will remain closed.
Ann Coakley, director of waste and materials management, says the company still plans to have at least a few employees checking groundwater monitoring wells through the winter.
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