Flambeau Mine Archive (1969 - 2020+)

A Trove of Documents Collected, Cataloged & Scanned by Deer Tail Scientific¹ for Educational Purposes

This collection consists of a bibliography and electronic scans of over 1,400 Flambeau Mine process documents, technical reports, environmental monitoring reports, legal briefs, memos/letters, diagrams, photos, and related items spanning the time period of 1969 -2020+. These materials, produced by Flambeau Mining Company and its owners (Rio Tinto/Kennecott), industry consultants, government agencies and other interested parties, were collected, cataloged and scanned by Deer Tail Scientific (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) for educational purposes. Information regarding where to find original copies of the cataloged items is also provided.

The Flambeau Mine (a Rio Tinto/Kennecott project) operated on the banks of the Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wisconsin in the mid-1990s. This photo was taken when the river flooded during heavy rains and came within 20 horizontal feet and 4 vertical feet of spilling into the mine pit. (Photo by Bob Olsgard of Sarona, WI, September 17, 1994).

^1. Deer Tail Scientific (https://deertailscientific.wordpress.com/) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2017. As stated in its bylaws: The mission of Deer Tail Scientific is to educate the public, government officials and tribal sovereign nations with fact-based information on: (1) the permitting, development, reclamation, environmental performance and economics of Wisconsin’s Flambeau Mine; and (2) how the Flambeau Mine compares to other mines (closed, currently operating or proposed) in the Great Lakes region and beyond.