US Nickel Mine Strives to Be Trailblazer in Greening Mining Operations
With the demand for minerals required to power the transition to clean energy rising, mines such as the Eagle mine find themselves in the limelight. The Eagle mine is a high-grade copper and nickel mining project, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in western Marquette County. The mine, which is operated and owned by Lundin Mining, is the sole primary nickel mine in the United States. Currently, the mine is helping meet the demand for batteries used in electric cars along with stainless steel. For some time now, the Biden administration has been promoting the mine as a project…