September 14, 2011
LANSING – An Ingham County circuit court judge refused to grant a stay today, which would have blocked the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. from excavating the portal to its nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains until an appeal is decided.
The National Wildlife Federation, Huron Mountain Club, Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve and Keweenaw Bay Indian Community asked Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Paula J.M. Manderfield to grant the stay.
“Blasting, digging, and drilling into, and beneath, this place of (Native American) worship will result in the physical and spiritual destruction of Eagle Rock and will immediately and irreparably harm petitioners,” the plaintiffs’ motion read.
Michelle Halley, an attorney for the National Wildlife Service, said Manderfielddid not consider the rock outcropping near the mine portal, known as Eagle Rock, a sacred site.
Kennecott President Adam Burley said the company is pleased the decision allows Kennecott to continue work at the mine. Burley also said Kennecott remains sensitive to the concerns of others, in particular, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Burley wants to work with the tribe to allow safe access to Eagle Rock and protect the outcropping from construction and mining activities.
The appeal still at issue involves the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s issuing permits to Kennecott for the mining project. Construction began at the site last year with plans to begin excavating the mine set for this fall.
John Pepin can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 206. His email address is
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