Kennecott Eagle Minerals has erected a perimeter around a site that is sacred to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan.

Kennecott, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, is leasing the site from the state to develop a nickel and copper mine. The company says anyone who crosses the perimeter will be arrested for trespassing.

Two tribal members -- Charlotte Loonsfoot and Chris Chosa -- were arrested this morning. Police cleared all other KBIC protesters and their supporters from the Eagle Rock sacred site.

The Stand for the Land group began camping out at the site on April 27. Protesters fear the mine will harm Eagle Rock and poison Lake Superior.

Get the Story:
Police Clear Site of Kennecott Mine (MPRN 5/27)
Two arrested at Kennecott mine site (TV6 / Fox UP 5/27)

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