Part one of term paper
There is currently a war being fought in the northern half of Wisconsin between Nicolet Minerals Company, a subsidiary Rio Algom Mining Company, and many of the area residents and legislature. The Nicolet Minerals Company (formerly Crandon Mining Company) is planning to open a copper mine in the center of the headwaters of the Wolf River. ...

Part two of term paper
... years. The by-product of copper sulfide mining is sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid is the largest negative environmental impact made by any type of mining. This mine would generate nearly forty-four million tons of waste. Half of the waste would be used to fill the empty mine shaft and the other half would be put in a waste “pond”. The pond would be a ninety foot-tall building that covered almost 355 acres, making it the largest toxic waste dump in Wisconsin history. Even if the mine plan w ...