Kennecott Eagle Minerals Shortlists Union Contractors for Initial Civil/Site Work for Grassroot Eagle Nickel-Copper Mine

SUGAR LAND--May 13, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Despite local opposition from environmental groups, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RTP) (London), is moving ahead with plans for the $300 million Eagle nickel-copper mine, which will be built 25 miles northwest of Marquette, Michigan, near Michigamme.