GTac's Seitz stated in an interview with WPR later that GTac might consider pulling out of Ashland County. “We certainly would not want to be where we’re not welcomed. If one county doesn’t want the tax revenue that comes from mining, then we would certainly talk to them about trying to keep the mining out of that county.”
Considering that the vast majority of public testimony did not want the new mining bill, or a mine in the Penokee Hills, GTAC might be well advised to stop their core drilling and leave the state, as they did in 2012 after AB426 failed to pass into law.