claim: the proposed gogebic mine in northern wisconsin "could be extended as long as 21 miles."
author: dan kaufman
evidence_1: mar 29, 2014 ... the mine, to be built by gogebic taconite (gtac), owned by the coal magnate  chris cline, would be in the penokee hills, in the state's far north — part of a vast,  ... the $1.5 billion mine would initially be close to four miles long, up to a ... nearly  1,000 feet deep, but it could be extended as long as 21 miles.
evidence_2: nov 10, 2014 ... the proposed iron ore mine in far northern wisconsin -- a project that's ... he  claimed the mine "could be extended as long as 21 miles.
evidence_3: penokee hills of northern wisconsin there is a current proposal from a mining ...  at 21 miles long, over 4 miles wide and over 800 feet deep, the proposed open  pit mine would be the largest in the world. the company, gogebic taconite llc. ( gtac) ... iron and requires increased labor and improved technology to extract  the ...
evidence_4: may 8, 2014 ... ... over the proposed gogebic taconite iron ore mine in far northern wisconsin ...  claim that the mine "could be extended as long as 21 miles.").
evidence_5: mining has been a part of wisconsin's economy for a long time. ... open-pit  taconite (low grade iron-ore) mine in wisconsin's history (4 1/2 miles long, ... a  special favor for gogebic taconite (gtac) near the proposed open pit iron ore  mine ... the air and water quality in northern wisconsin could have been seriously  polluted.