Permitting of non-metallic mines (such as frac sand mines) in Michigan tends to vary significantly across municipalities. This two-part series discusses the terms of these permitting processes, with examples of how …
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the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 9115. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person engaged in the logging industry, the mining industry, or the plowing or tilling of land for the …
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Legislative efforts to strip local government authority and oversight of sand and gravel mining operations have again been introduced, threatening your community's ability to regulate …
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A yard sign at the corner of Occidental Highway and Gady Road urges opposition to a proposed gravel mine nearby. RAISIN TWP. — A mining company's proposal for a new …
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Information Update on Proposed Gravel Mining Expansion in Michigan 1. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) carried out a $50,000 study in 2016, funded by Michigan taxpayers, to …
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In addition to the $5,000 application fee, the state could assess a "mining surveillance fee" of no more than five cents per ton on the sand and gravel products the mine …
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (Department) has determined that gravel, sand, limestone or dolomite mining facilities discharging only wash …
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Michigan's Upper Peninsula is a hidden treasure trove for gold seekers. This region has a rich history of gold mining dating back to the 1800s. The Ropes Gold Mine, once the …
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The public opposition against gravel mines has coincided with a boom in spending on infrastructure projects and an edict from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to "fix the damn …
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Gravel everywhere, but not a rock to mine? Michigan is poised to spend $7.3 billion over the next five years on road and bridge construction projects, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's $3.5 billion bond initiative doubled planned …
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A judge recently upheld the decision of a rural township to deny a zoning permit for a 400-acre gravel mine in southwestern Washtenaw County.
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House Bills 4526-4528 usurp all local authority and allow a sand and gravel mine, crushing facility or storage facility to operate anywhere in a community—regardless of zoning—undermining the ability of local officials to …
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Senate Bill 429 would add Part 639 (Sand and Gravel Mining) to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to do the following: -- Specify that mining would be …
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The Department of EGLE, Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division (OGMD) regulates several mining industries in Michigan including, metallic mining, native copper mining, sand dune mining, and coal mining.
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As of now, there's no plan to stop the mining, and the long-term future of the gravel pit is still up in the air. Jim Pemberton, a local project manager with Rieth-Riley said it could …
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The interest of a company managed by Matthew Moroun in acquiring a Grass Lake gravel mine has at least one neighbor worried. Planning Commission Chair says same rules …
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State lawmakers are once again seeking to remove local control over gravel mining operations. A series of House bills introduced earlier this month would give the …
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Uniform state permitting would ease the path to opening new aggregate mines, supporters argue, which are needed to reduce transportation costs from existing mines to job sites.
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The Bohne Road Gravel Mine currently operates with permits from both Grass Lake Township and Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, or …
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Gravel mining operations, and how to approve them, has been a decades-long battle involving Supreme Court decisions siding with both local control and state centralization. …
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2024 House Bill 6108 Natural resources: mining; regulations for mining of sand and gravel operations; modify. A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled "Natural resources and …
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Natural resources: mining; regulations for mining of sand and gravel operations; modify. Amends sec. 9115 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.9115) & adds pt. 639. TIE BAR WITH: …
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Legislation that would remove local control over gravel mining permits is back in the mix in Lansing — rearing its controversial head for lame duck. ... Michigan is expected to …
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MDOT Michigan Aggregates Market Study of 2016 • Identified the need for aggregate resources for road construction. ... Gravel, and Clay Mining (pit dewatering and process wastewater) • …
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Mining in Michigan has been one of the state's most valuable industries for over 150 years. In 2005, Michigan's nonfuel raw mineral production was valued at $1.75 billion, based upon …
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — A county judge has again sided with a rural township that denied a mining company's proposed 400-acre gravel mine in southwestern Washtenaw …
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Ananich's bill represents a new direction in the effort to increase access to the sand and gravel the state needs to efficiently rebuild its roads. The plan will create a modernized, …
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19 (a) A mine or mining operation in existence and authorized for 20 mining before the effective date of the amendatory act that added 21 this section. 22 (b) A mine with a total sand and …
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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 day.
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