New Mining Request Could Boost Wisconsin Economy
"Technology and the mood of the country all but guarantees that new mines in Wisconsin will be as environmentally friendly as possible." - Green Light CEO Dan Colton
A huge swath of land across parts of central Wisconsin could be rich in metals or minerals. And one company is ready to find out.
The company, based in Medford, filed an exploratory drilling application in Marathon County for a piece of land called the Reef Deposit on Thursday.
“I think people have known about gold potential in the Easton Township area of Marathon County for 30, 40, 50 years,” Green Light CEO Dan Colton told The Center Square. “But no one has ever done enough exploration to see if there’s a resource that’s economic enough to want to mine.
Marathon County has never had a gold mine, and Colton said it would be years before anyone could open a mine in the area. But he said it is important that his company may be able to.
Former Governor Scott Walker ended Wisconsin’s mining moratorium ba