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Copperwood mine feasibility study 'positive'

By RICHARD JENKINS

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WAKEFIELD — Those interested in seeing mining return to the western Upper Peninsula got good news Friday as Highland Copper released the feasibility study for its Copperwood Project.

Highland president and CEO Denis Miville-Deschenes said the report was “a major step forward” for the company’s efforts to develop a mine in the northern parts of Ironwood and Wakefield townships.

“The feasibility study demonstrates the significant potential of this project located in a great historic mining jurisdiction. Based on the results of the study, we can now...