Permitting Aggregate Mines in Michigan Poses Very Serious
This is a map of Michigan sand, gravel, and commodity mines. The data for this map was comprised form multiple sources including archived Michigan EAGLE Michigan roads a little better, but still a D and will get worse, report finds. Gravel mining is important to road repairs that Want better roads? Make it easier to open gravel
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New push begins to ease approval of gravel
LANSING — Gravel miners and other business groups are launching a new push to make it easier to open sand and gravel mines in residential areas, and this time they have new bills and a new...As companies seek permits to dig for gravel across hundreds of acres of farmland in the resource-rich area, however, residents who have lived alongside sand Mining clashes roil Michigan communities as demand for gravel
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Michigan gravel industry to again try to limit local
Before the midcentury suburbanization of Michigan's population centers, few took notice as sand and gravel mines cropped up in the sparsely-populated areas outside the state's big cities. There weren’t The sand and gravel industry, represented by the Michigan Aggregates Association, says the state should handle the permitting, just as it does for the mining of certain other minerals.New bills signal fresh push in lengthy fight over
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State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel
The Michigan House of Representatives is considering legislation that would take local government control away when it comes to rock, sand, and gravel mine Capital News Service. LANSING — A new study by Michigan State University shows an increase in doctor visits for shortness of breath among long-term sand and gravel mine workers in the state, compared to the rate for production workers in other industries. The College of Human Medicine studied lung disease and the exposure to Study raises health concerns for sand and gravel workers
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How a Small Town in Michigan Became the
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.Adventure Mining Company 200 Adventure Ave, Greenland, MI 49929; Caledonia Copper Mine Caledonia Rd, Ontonagon, MI 49953; Cedar Panning 4820 French Rd, Alpena, MI 49707; Iron 52 Great Sites For Rockhounding in Michigan For
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Michigan gravel industry to again try to limit local control on mining
Michigan gravel industry to again try to limit local control on mining. January 6, 2021. Kelly House ( Email) Michigan Environment Watch. METAMORA TOWNSHIP—Depending who you ask, this community’s decades-long crusade against a proposed gravel mine is an inspiring story of a small town’s fight against big industry, or a 1:32. Lansing — The Michigan Senate narrowly approved a bill Wednesday that would shift permitting of gravel mining projects to the state environmental department, limiting the ability of localMichigan Senate OKs bills to shift gravel mining permitting
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Sand and gravel industry alleges local governments not
A group of Michigan businesses wants to remove local control of permitting for sand and gravel mines. During a hearing yesterday, legislators heard from those for and against giving that authority to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. The sand and gravel industry says local governments are holding back progress.Research lags on residential exposure to dust from sand, gravel mines. Ellen and Paul Price live near the Bohne Road mine in Grass Lake Township. In a 2020 letter to the township planning commission, they shared this photo of dust they had wiped off their home. At a township meeting in a small Northern Michigan community, Bay Shore Research lags on residential exposure to dust from sand, gravel
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Local control threat: The implications of mining fight
SB 429 would add Part 639 (Sand and Gravel Mining) to the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). Part 639 would preempt any local municipal or county government ordinance that prohibited or regulated certain aspects of a mine. It places all aspects of permitting, from accepting and expediting the LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) In one corner of the ring, you have the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, property owners, business, union, and construction groups along with legislators who want state control of Michigan’s aggregate mining with uniform rules and oversight of sand and gravel mines. They argue that the Michigan Gravel Pits at Center of State Boxing Match
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MICHIGAN MINERAL PRODUCERS 2017 State of
The last version of the Michigan Mineral Producers Directory was for 1978 and was completed published in 1979 by the Geological Survey Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). In 2016, the MDNR contracted with MECA Engineering and Consulting of Michigan, Inc. (AMEC) to help compile a new Directory.14 (k) "Mining permit" means a sand and gravel mining permit 15 issued under section 63906. 16 (l) "Operator" means a person engaged in or preparing to engage 17 in mining or reclamation. 18 (m) "Primary road" means a county primary road as described in 19 section 5 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.655, or a state trunk line highwaySENATE BILL NO. 429 Michigan Legislature
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Push for state regulation of sand and gravel mining draws
Gravel and sand mining are important in creating and maintaining Michigan roads, said Mike Spence, administrator of government affairs at the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. The permitting process, now handled locally, allows governments to consider the needs for infrastructure and their community, Spence said.An aggregate mining operation in Lenawee County, Michigan. The demand for sand, rock, and gravel — collectively called "aggregate — is higher due to Michigan’s efforts to fix the roads, a promise Governor Gretchen Whitmer made during her first campaign for the office. Stoneco operates a dozen gravel mines in southeast Michigan.Local residents wary of plans for a gravel mine in Michigan
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Michigan Loves Mining . . . Again American Bar
In July 2011, the Michigan legislature invalidated a Michi-gan Supreme Court ruling that found gravel mining not to be a preferred land use. Just one year before, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kyser v. Kasson Township, 786 N.W.2d 543 (Mich. 2010). In Kyser, the court held that a judi-2:24. Lansing — The Democratic-controlled Michigan House has pressed pause on a vote on long-debated legislation that would remove local control over gravel mining permits as the roadMichigan House pauses action on gravel mining bill amid
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Citizens Protect Irish Hills Home
Citizens Protect Irish Hills is a Nonprofit organization opposing a sand and gravel pit also known as aggregate mining in the heart of Michigan's Irish Hills. The clamor of a gravel mine includes the revving of diesel engines from gravel trucks, bull dozers, crushers, sorters, and other equipment, the clanging racket of machines at workMichigan’s Mineral Industries, 1953 Page 2 of 8 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MICHIGAN’S MINERAL INDUSTRIES* The International Salt Company, now operating a mine in southern Detroit, purchased all rights to mine salt beneath the Detroit-Wayne airport, about 10 miles west of their present mine. Since the [Map showing locations of rock and mineral State of
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Want better roads? Make it easier to open gravel mines in Michigan
“This is resulting in endless delays and denials that are pushing aggregate mining farther and farther away from our biggest public construction projects.” Michigan remains one of the top producers of gravel nationwide, despite local controversies, ranking fourth among states in 2018 and producing more than 43 million metric tons per year.May 9, 2023. Kelly House ( Email) Lawmakers have revived an effort to strip away local control over sand and gravel mine permitting. Industry contends local opposition is blocking mine development and driving up costs. Environmentalists accuse lawmakers of caving to industry whims. Michigan’s quest to “fix the damn roads” is prompting aFix the damn roads? Michigan must first decide who OKs the darn gravel
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Battle brewing: Neighbors of proposed gravel pit site
The winery is located at 12775 Knapp Road. The idea of an ambitious mining operation being located between three Irish Hills’ lakes has, for lack of a better word, graveled neighbors and area residents. About 70 of those residents gathered November 9 at The Winery North of 12 on Knapp Road to discuss how to fight the proposal.
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