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Committee on Mining Jobs to Hold Informational Hearing on Mining 11/15/2011
November 10, 2011
On October 27, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business held a public hearing on mining in Hurley, Wisconsin. Testimony was open to invited speakers (representing local officials, industry representatives and tribal officials) and the general public.
Iron county has had a steady decline in population in recent decades due to a lack of jobs. It has been reported that the new mine would create 700 permanent jobs within about five years if the mining were approved.
Mining legislation has not yet been introduced in either house - the hearing was general in nature and called for comments on the question of creating iron ore metallic mining legislation. Assembly leadership has indicated they want to move on mining legislation this year if at all possible.
The Senate Select Committee on Mining Jobs will hold an informational hearing on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 11:00 AM, 411 South, State Capitol.
This post was authored by GLLF’s intern, Lane Oling, a 2L at the University of Wisconsin Law School