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Troubled mining industry now resurgent in Midwest

By John Flesher
Published June 10, 2014 5:51pm ET
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Troubled mining industry now resurgent in Midwest
In this May, 2014 photo provided by Eagle Mine a rock bolter, which drills and installs bolts to stabilize the mine, moves through a tunnel at the mine in Marquette County, Mich. The nickel and copper operation, scheduled to begin production this fall, will pump $4 billion into Marquette County over its eight-year lifespan and employ about 300 while generating economic activity that will create 1,200 additional jobs, according to the company. (AP Photo/Courtesy Eagle Mine) | AP

WHITE PINE, Mich. (AP) — A way of life dating back more than a century appeared over in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when the last copper mine closed in 1995, idling more than 1,000 employees and turning this once-thriving company town into a forlorn outpost.

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