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Updated: 3:36 PM Jun 24, 2009
Group claims mining company is polluting nearby stream and river
A lawyer representing the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council says monitoring data shows runoff from the Flambeau Mine is polluting a nearby stream and the Flambeau River.
Posted: 5:42 PM Jun 23, 2009 |
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A group says it plans to sue the Flambeau Mining Company and the DNR unless what it claims are pollution issues are resolved in less than a month.
A lawyer representing the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council says monitoring data shows runoff from the Flambeau Mine is polluting a nearby stream and the Flambeau River. The Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith was an open pit metallic sulfide mine. It produced copper, gold, and silver between 1993 and 1997.
The conservation group says crews back-filled the pit with waste rock in late 1997. When it closed, the DNR said the Flambeau Mining Company met all the closing requirements and that it continues to monitor the condition of the site to this day.
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