EMLS president Matt Hardin spent the past week touring mine sites in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. To the left is an old mine shaft in the Keweenaw Peninsula, used to extract copper ore. This particular mine has been exhausted and is now used as an exhibition mine.
To the right is a photo of a surface mining operation in progress. This photo is several years old and the mine land has now been reclaimed. A photograph of this site as it stands today is virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding forestland.
To the left is the portal at the new Eagle mine, operated by Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Eagle. The mine is located several miles north of Ishpeming, Michigan. This mine is entirely underground, and will be backfilled as mining is underway. Kennecott plans to harvest both iron and nickel ore once the mine is fully operational.
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