Highland Copper Co./Keweenaw Copper Co. to hold community information meetings

[Editor's Update: The session to be held at Gogebic Community College has been postponed. Please see below.]

CALUMET -- Highland Copper Company Inc. and its subsidiary Keweenaw Copper Co. invite community members to the first of a series of community information sessions.

All sessions will be held from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The purpose of these sessions will be to update the community on Highland Copper’s proposal to purchase the White Pine Mine as well as other current projects in the western Upper Peninsula.

After the presentation, community members will be encouraged to ask questions and complete a brief survey.

Here is the schedule of meetings:

• Ontonagon High School - Cafeteria - Wednesday, Dec. 11

• Gogebic Community College (Ironwood) - Solin Center, Room B21 - Thursday, Jan. 9 [Note new date.]

• Calumet High School - Commons Area - Wednesday, Jan. 15

• Houghton High School - Multipurpose Room - Thursday, Jan. 16

All information presented, in addition to schedules for future information sessions, will be available at Keweenaw Copper’s website, keweenawcopperco.com. See also highlandcopper.com.

Editor's Notes: See also Keweenaw Now's Nov. 27, 2013, article, "Highland Copper Co. to acquire White Pine from Copper Range and continue Keweenaw mining exploration." 

Highland Copper has also updated their corporate presentation. Click here for the December 2013 presentation with more details, maps, etc.