[cripplecreek]

The lower peninsula sits on the Antrim shale gas formation and we can't touch that either.



We're actually fairly rich with lowgrade low flow oil. Every single county in the lower peninsula has working oil wells.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Some of the last ore concentrate from the Copper Range Company was loaded on a European bulk carrier in Superior, Wisconsin sometime in the early 90’s. I managed a fueling tanker in the Duluth-Superior Harbor in the 80s and 90s and remember this curious cargo that sailed out of the upper lake.
I note that American Steamship's licensed seamen went on strike last week and big ore carriers are parked all over the place.

[5by5]

There’s over 9000 wells in the Antrim. Not to say that the regs aren’t a a pain, but the Antrim has been active for years. Much of the production pre-dates horizontal drilling.

Say yah to da UP, eh?