tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post7572504954775198921..comments2024-02-13T09:36:47.163-05:00Comments on Keweenaw Now: EPA Hearing on CR 595 permit: Part 1, QuestionsKeweenaw Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17419210736799146935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19557188.post-10172681911724558572012-09-03T20:17:10.885-04:002012-09-03T20:17:10.885-04:00Here comes the usual comment, still valid, but, de...Here comes the usual comment, still valid, but, deplorably and disgracefully, still ignored by both sides of the discussions, now coming from the only experienced mining engineer speaking for the truth:<br /><br />Without a doubt, and easily provable in a two-hour examination of the application for permits - the application document was unacceptable, sloppy, up to high-school standards, technically inadequate, not conforming to the Part 632 law requirements and - most significantly - deliberately fraudulent - to produce a mine plan<br />which, when corrected, predicts mine collapse.<br /><br />These charges have not been contested but are simply glossed over. MDEQ, as the regulating agency, should have recognized these and many other shortcomings in the year 2006, but, for reasons not given, MDEQ overlooked them and granted the permits illegally.<br /><br />Now, at this time, both sides of the controversy act as if the past wrongdoings are acceptable, thereby condoning them and promoting the criminal activities of Rio Tinto, Kennecott and MDEQ, as planned by Kennecott tacticians.<br /><br />It is time to stop them and to revoke the permits, before they do more irreparable damage.<br /><br />They seek huge profits for seven years - we must preserve the land essentially for ever, perhaps with responsible mining.<br /><br />I am prepared to demonstrate th135e accuracy of my statements to the public. Kennecott is not.<br /><br />Jack Parker, Mining Engineer<br />Toivola, MI 49963cousin jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855366397606183311noreply@blogger.com