Paula Gardner/Bridge Michigan

Politics & Government

Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior

Paula Gardner/Bridge Michigan

Opponents are challenging a $50 million grant that Michigan awarded to a Canadian company for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.
Environment & Climate Change

Controversial UP copper mine gets $50M in state grants after years of trying

Paula Gardner/Bridge Michigan , The Associated Press

Michigan taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the Copperwood copper mine in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the funding on Tuesday. Highland Copper Inc. from Toronto pitched the $425 million project in 2023, promising 380 jobs over 11 years. The state grant covers nearly 10% of the project cost. The funding comes from the now-defunded SOAR Fund, so lawmakers won't need to approve it.