For more than 40 years, David Gelwicks has been interested in Michigan’s copper and iron mining days. Recently, Gelwicks, 63, of Monroe published “Michigan Mining Scrip: Paper of the Northern Michigan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. History books have a lot to say about the 19th century California gold rush, but Michigan’s mining history doesn’t as get much ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced last week that it has issued a permit to the mining company Orvana Resources, reports Alyssa Parker for WLUC. The company will start exploratory ...

Mike Trudeau was getting ready to move into a new house overlooking a spring-fed lake in Lenawee County last fall when he received a public notice about plans to turn the farm next door into a gravel ...

Mining is a rich part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula history. Environmental engineer, author and Michigan native, Pete Kero, wrote “Minescapes” to go back to 1905 and tell the historic story of mining.

Mining engineering applies aspects of science, technology, and engineering to solve complex problems in sustainable extraction of minerals. At Michigan Tech, become a part of a necessary field to meet ...