524· At a township meeting in a small Northern Michigan community, Bay Shore residents raise health concerns about the resumption of gravel mining near their homes. In addition to worries about traffic, noise, groundwater contamination, there’s another common concern: “Silica dust is actually equivalent to asbestos.” “Silica dust is fatal if it''s inhaled in in …
1118· A company wants to start gravel mining on land in Michigan that is surrounded by eight lakes in Lenawee County. Cambridge Township in …
208· Edw. Levy Company, which owns gravel mines in Michigan and beyond, wants to open a 500 acre gravel mining operation 300 feet from their …
20241110· The ancient landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula holds valuable minerals, including copper and gold. …
62· Lansing — The Michigan Senate narrowly approved a bill Wednesday that would shift permitting of gravel mining projects to the state …
613· The Michigan House has pressed pause on a vote on long-debated legislation that would remove local control over gravel mining permits …
201628· By 1911 his gravel interests had merged with the behemoth that was the Michigan Pressed Brick Company of Detroit and he was mining 250 tons of crushed granite a …
We regulate several mining industries in Michigan including, metallic mining, native copper mining, sand dune mining, and coal mining.
A community of people working to help prevent the dewatering of Ann Arbor Township''s aquifer, save our wells and water from the Vella Pit and Mid …
54· LANSING — A long-running battle between the gravel industry and local residents over the siting of mining operations is expected to reignite …
201628· By 1911 his gravel interests had merged with the behemoth that was the Michigan Pressed Brick Company of Detroit and he was mining 250 …
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Bills go against public sentiments supporting local say in aggregate operations in Michigan communities Lansing, Mich.—Legislation newly introduced under the guise of solving aggregate supply chain issues, will eliminate all local authority over sand and gravel mines and silence communities and residents over these high-impact operations. Organizations representing …
54· Lansing — A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers are resurrecting a proposal to transfer oversight of aggregate mining permits and …
A community of people working to help prevent the dewatering of Ann Arbor Township''s aquifer, save our wells and water from the Vella Pit and Mid-Michigan Materials.
55· LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from …
In the early 1870s, Michigan’s ore production passed the 1 million ton mark with production peaking in 1920. Today, two iron mines remain active in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—the Tilden Mine and the Empire Mine, both in the Marquette Range. Industrial copper mining began …
55· LANSING, MI — Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would transfer permitting and oversight of sand and gravel mines from …
510· A group of Michigan businesses wants to remove local control of permitting for sand and gravel mines. During a hearing yesterday, …
64· The Build It Michigan Strong labor and business coalition congratulated the Michigan Senate on its bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 429, the new EGLE-based aggregates permitting plan sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich.
Support: The Michigan Chamber supports SB 429-31. By moving the permitting authority for new aggregate mining locations out of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and into the hands of …
2025624· Frustration from residents in Springfield Township is growing over a proposal for a sand and gravel mining site.
59· Michigan’s quest to “fix the damn roads” is prompting a fight in Lansing over who gets to decide where the gravel industry can mine for raw …
Join us in fighting for Michigan communities and residents by signing this petition opposing legislative attacks on local authority over sand and gravel mining operations and silencing the voices of those most impacted by these operations.
SAND AND SAND MINING Part I Source: Unknown Uses of sand This resource is sand, not sand and gravel. Its primary source is sand dunes, therefore Michigan ranks third in the US in industrial sand production. Silica sand is the major component of glass, foundry molds, and abrasives. It is also used in ceramics, on golf courses, and as a filter medium. In the midwest, the major uses …
20241110· The ancient landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula holds valuable minerals, including copper and gold. The Ropes Gold Mine played a …
Aggregate mining for sand, stone and gravel for construction is harmful for our environment — it destroys farmland and natural areas, exposes communities to pollution, and contaminates our …
Join us in fighting for Michigan communities and residents by signing this petition opposing legislative attacks on local authority over sand and gravel mining operations and silencing the …
201628· By 1911 his gravel interests had merged with the behemoth that was the Michigan Pressed Brick Company of Detroit and he was mining 250 …