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Wednesday, October 29, 2003

A long-running battle over a proposed mine in northern Wisconsin ended on Tuesday with the $16.5 million buyout by two tribes.

Using gaming revenues, the Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Ojibwe Tribe and the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe bought the mining company, 5,770 acres of land and mineral rights to the property. The Sokaogon Tribe will assume total control over the company and the land, which includes a burial site, will be divided between the two tribes.

Nicolet Minerals Co. was the latest in a series of developers seeking to open a zinc mine near the Mole Lake Reservation. Tribes fought the plans, fearing damage to traditional subsistence sites, including Rice Lake, where wild rice is collected.

Get the Story:
Tribes' purchase ends Crandon mine tussle (The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 10/29)
Tribes purchase Crandon mine (The Appleton Post-Crescent 10/29)
CRANDON, WIS.: Tribes buy Crandon mine (AP 10/29)
Tribes buy Crandon mine property (The Capital TImes 10/28)

Relevant Links:
Ban Cyanide at Crandon Mine - http://www.alphacdc.com/treaty/cyanide.html
Nicolet Minerals - http://www.crandonmine.com

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