Highland Copper Resumes Resumes Exploratory Drilling in Michigan State Park

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Highland Copper crews were scheduled to begin exploratory copper drilling today on Gogebic County land within the right-of-way of County Road 519, at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

On Feb. 10, the Gogebic County Road Commission issued a permit to allow nine exploratory test borings within the County Road 519 right-of-way. Work is expected to be completed by April 30, depending on spring road weight restrictions.

“Highland Copper began mobilizing a rig Tuesday with anticipation of being ready to begin one of the nineA progress map shows the Highland Copper exploration. bore holes by tonight,” said John Pepin, Michigan Department of Natural Resources deputy public information officer. “This right-of-way exploration from the edges of County Road 519 will reach a potential ore body situated beneath a 1-mile section (Section 5, T49N R45W) of state-managed land located in Wakefield Township, in the westernmost part of the park.”

The State of Michigan does not own the minerals beneath this section of the park, which is located about 13 miles from Lake of the Clouds.

County Road 519 runs north from M-28 into Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, bisecting …Read the Rest

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