In this Dec. 20, 2012 photo, a builder works in North Andover, Mass., where condominium units are under construction. Spending on U.S. construction projects rose in December, ending a year in which construction activity increased for the first time in six years. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Dec. 20, 2012 photo, a builder works in North Andover, Mass., where condominium units are under construction. Spending on U.S. construction projects rose in December, ending a year in which construction activity increased for the first time in six years. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, a mangrove forest hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, shorebirds look to feed near a mangrove forest that hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, trash litters the shore near a mangrove forest that hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, a Willet looks to feed near a mangrove forest that hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, seagulls and migratory birds fly over the waters of the Bay of Panama, near a mangrove forest that hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2012, shorebirds fly over the waters of the Bay of Panama, near a mangrove forest that hugs the coastline of Panama City. A multi-year boom in Central America’s fastest-growing economy has unleashed a wave of development along the Bay of Panama. Environmentalists warn that the construction threatens one of the world’s richest ecosystems and the habitat for as many as 2 million North American shorebirds. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
DEQ approves stream, wetlands permit for UP mine
IRONWOOD, Mich. (
AP) — The
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has tentatively approved the last major permit needed for construction of a copper and silver mine in the western Upper Peninsula.
The permit deals with protection of wetlands, inland lakes and streams. It will become final after being signed by Orvana Minerals Corp. and state officials.
The DEQ said Friday that Orvana made numerous changes in its original proposal to limit environmental damage in response to government and public comments. Among them were replacing culverts with bridges, adding wetland preservation tracts, and using natural design instead of ditches for channels that will divert streams around a waste rock basin.
Officials say they've also amended a permit granted earlier that will allow Orvana to build and operate the mine near Ironwood.
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