The heavily armed, camouflaged security detail guarding Gogebic Taconite drill sites in Iron County was pulled out Wednesday because the contractor failed to obtain proper licensing from the state.
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Unlicensed guards pulled temporarily from Gogebic mine site
Mining company Gogebic Taconite has hired armed, paramilitary-style guards to patrol the site where it wants to build an open-pit iron mine in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin.
The company cites the 'chilling effect' of a county regulatory bid but says it still wants a mine.
Two lawmakers are asking Gogebic Taconite to remove masked security guards at the mining company's site in northern Wisconsin.
Despite harsh criticism from two northern legislators and an outcry from anti-mining activists, a spokesman for Gogebic Taconite said armed, p…
