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Highland Copper Receives the Wetland Permit for the Copperwood Project, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Oct. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSXV: HI, OTCQB: HDRSF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its 100%
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[{"type":"text","content":" LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Oct. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSXV: HI, OTCQB: HDRSF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its 100% held Michigan subsidiary, Copperwood Resources Inc., has received the amended wetland, lakes and streams permit (Wetlands Permit) from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources Division (MDEQ,WRD) for its Copperwood project located in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA. Denis Miville-Deschênes, President & CEO of Highland Copper commented: “The receipt of the Wetlands Permit is a significant milestone in obtaining all permits required for the development of the Copperwood project. I want to take the opportunity to thank all stakeholders and employees involved in the process that has led to the receipt of this important permit.” Wetland Permit Following the release of the updated feasibility study on the Copperwood project on June 15th, 2018, the Company moved forward with the finalization of the permitting process for its Copperwood project. Based on the updated feasibility study the Company filed amendment requests, renewals or new applications for all permits required to begin mine construction at Copperwood. The Part 301-Inland lakes and Streams, Part 303-Wetlands Protection and Part 325-Great Lakes Submerged Land applications process included a public comment period that ended on July 27th following a public hearing held in Wakefield, Michigan on July 17th. After the review of comments received from public and tribal interests, as well as recommendations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the MDEQ developed the draft permit conditions which have been accepted by the Company. These conditions include the following mitigation requirements: The preservation of 717 acres of high-quality wetlands and 93 acres of forested upland in the headwaters area of the wild and scenic Black River and the creation of 18.3 acres of forested and emergent wetlands on-site at the Copperwood project; and Stream mitigation by creating 13,700 feet of natural stream channel on-site at the Copperwood project and replacing a culvert on the Two Mile Creek in Ontonagon County that is blocking brook trout passage in a tributary to the wild and scenic Cisco Branch to the Ontonagon River. Other required permits On October 24th, 2018 a combined fi...