Mining Information Sheets
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has prepared a series of mining information sheets in order to explain metallic mining regulation in Wisconsin. The mining information sheets explain specific aspects of how the regulations are implemented and address other important issues related to metallic mining in Wisconsin.
- The Permitting Process for a Metallic Mineral Mine [PDF 147KB]
- How the Department
of Natural Resources Regulates Metallic Mining [PDF 119KB]
- Protecting Groundwater at Metallic Mining Sites [PDF 148KB]
- Reclamation
and Long-Term Care Requirements for Metallic Mining Sites in Wisconsin [PDF 130KB]
- Local Decisions in Metallic Mining Projects [PDF 116KB]
- Addressing Public
Concerns with Wisconsin's Laws Governing Metallic Mining [PDF 155KB]
- Wisconsin's
Net Proceeds Tax on Metallic Mining and Distribution of Funds to Municipalities (PDF 143KB)
- Cumulative Impacts
of Mining Development in Northern Wisconsin [PDF 132KB]
- Potential Metallic Mining
Development in Northern Wisconsin [PDF 157KB]
The following document is an overview of mining waste management issues in Wisconsin as it relates to the mining of metallic mineral deposits. It was originally presented to the Natural Resources Board on July 1995 and was updated in October 1997. The topic of acid mine drainage (prediction, treatment and occurrences) is also discussed.
Related Information
The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) offers for sale an excellent publication that goes into more detail on metallic mine regulation than the above mining information sheets. It presents an in-depth discussion of the regulation of metallic mineral mining, the mine permitting process, other regulatory issues, and financial issues. It includes the text of applicable state statutes and administrative rules, in effect as of the date of publication.
This publication, Special Report 13, An Overview of Metallic Mining Regulation in Wisconsin (1996), can be ordered from the WGNHS Web site [exit DNR] by following the appropriate links, or by calling 608-263-7389.
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