Kennecott Eagle Mine Project
- Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company blasting nickel/sulfide mine at Eagle Rock, Yellow Dog Plains
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community members argue Eagle Rock a sacred site of worship, but argument was rejected by state, which only recognizes buildings as places of worship
- Native American activists occupied site April-May 2010 to prevent blasting, but were evicted by police
- In May 2010 Huron Mountain Club, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, National Wildlife Federation and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve filed motion in Ingham county circuit court for stay until ruling on mine legality
- In September 2011, Judge Paula J. M Manderfield denied the stay
Eagle Rock
Mining portal
More Information
Brian M Napoletano
2011-10-10
