7-11-13 mining company withdraws armed guards

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A mining company says it has temporarily withdrawn its armed guards from an exploratory drilling site in northwestern Wisconsin. Gogebic Taconite spokesman Bob Seitz says the guards from Bulletproof Securities were pulled out Wednesday because the contractor failed to obtain proper licensing from the state. He says the company has two or three other options and will rely on them until proper state approval is received.