Action Alert – Petition the Michigan DNR to DENY Mineral Lease Requests by UPX

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The Mining Action Group is working with concerned citizens who received letters notifying them that UPX has requested mineral rights underneath their private homes, camps and wild lands. The public comment period ends on June 11th, 2018. This petition will close at 2 PM Eastern on June 11th, and will be submitted to the Michigan DNR along with our public comments on the proposed leases. Please join us in asking state environmental regulators to PROTECT Michigan’s Natural Resources!

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Canadian conglomerate Highland Copper’s wholly-owned subsidiary, UPX Minerals Inc., is targeting 3,800+ Acres in Marquette County and Iron County for sulfide ore exploration and mining by requesting mineral leases now owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Because granting these mineral leases will:
(a) Pollute our air, quiet forests, ground water, and watersheds to
Lake Superior;
(b) Damage the use and enjoyment of surface rights on land of
many private homeowners;
(c) Damage the natural environment on our public land; and
(d) Damage the “Pure Michigan” ethic/image of a growing multimillion $$$$ recreation economy in the Upper Peninsula,

We, the undersigned, petition the Michigan DNR to DENY “UPX Mineral Inc.’s Request for Direct Mineral Leases.”

DNR: Deny UPX Mineral Inc.’s "Request for Direct Mineral Leases"

Thanks, the petition is now closed.

End date: Jun 11, 2018

Signatures collected: 237

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If you have additional concerns about the UPX mineral lease request, please send written comments providing additional information “relative to the request to lease the specified mineral rights” by June 11, 2018 to DNR, Office of Minerals Management, P.O. Box 30452, Lansing MI 48909, or DNR-Minerals@michigan.gov

Thank you for defending the wild U.P.!

2 thoughts on “Action Alert – Petition the Michigan DNR to DENY Mineral Lease Requests by UPX”

  1. Many of the threatened parcels are
    part of the Dead River watershed which flows into Lake Superior just north of The city of Marquette. As the water source for the whole city, contamination of this water would pose a great risk and expense.

    There are several dams along the river forming basins which have numerous waterfront developments. The value of these parcels would be seriously downgraded if the water is degraded. Property values would suffer as would property taxes.

    Exploration is a messy business. We should be more concerned with recycling than destroying our environment!