Feb
27
2009
February 27, 2009
Dear WRPC Member,
On February 12, 2009, Rio Tinto announced that Kennecott’s Eagle nickel-copper project on the Upper Peninsula’s Yellow Dog Plains has been “deferred until market conditions recover.” But Jon Cherry, Eagle Project manager, tried to reassure mine supporters that this decision will not affect the company’s immediate plans. “We are continuing to work on our permits, litigation, and engineering design so that when the opportunity presents itself we will be poised to evaluate economic conditions and our next steps. The roughly 25 employees that are part of the Eagle project are integral to the ongoing activities in the U.P. These positions remain unchanged at this time.”
