Company Requests Permit to Drill in Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 -- 11:01 AM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) A Canadian mining company has submitted a request to the DNR, to drill inside Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that GreenLight Metals is looking to do some exploratory drilling in Taylor County, inside the national park. The plan is similar to the one that's being attempted in Marathon County.

State legislators voted to lift the moratorium on metallic mining in 2017 after another company expressed interest in mining in the state. Those plans never reached the drilling phase. 

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