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16 hours ago The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been ordered by a Court to review the states rules governing copper-nickel, and other non-iron mining. The agency is accepting public comment through December 8, 2021. It is vitally important that the DNR hear from mining supporters. Let them know you support the current comprehensive environmental protections and...
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.. The U.S. Forest Service filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management for a mineral withdrawal,
Oct 20, 2021 FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...
Nov 23, 2021 PolyMet Mine. By Scott Andera November 23, 2021. This Feb. 10, 2016, photo shows the closed LTV Steel taconite plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The site was later awarded to the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. (AP file photo Jim Mone)
Jun 24, 2020 Minnesotas non-ferrous mining rules have only been used to approve one project the PolyMet copper-nickel mine, which sits outside the Rainy River Watershed and
Oct 04, 2011 At issue is whether the states existing rule that governs siting for copper-nickel mines would adequately protect the Boundary Waters from pollution, impairment, or destruction from mining ...
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo is a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Lawyers for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and state regulators urged the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, to defer to the judgement of the state ...
Oct 20, 2021 DULUTH -- The Biden administration has hit pause on any new copper-nickel mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for two years as it studies the impact of that type of mining ...
Nov 09, 2021 Minnesota lets public weigh in on adequacy of mining rules. FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and ...
Dec 18, 2019 Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press December 18, 2019 This May 30, 2013, file photo shows the Twin Metals office in Ely, Minn. Twin Metals Minnesota has formally submitted a plan to regulators for an underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
This story was updated at 1210 p.m. EST. One name is conspicuously absent from a list of Democratic presidential hopefuls who oppose a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
Oct 26, 2021 A local delegation visited Washington, D.C. this week to appeal to lawmakers following the Biden administrations pause last week on copper-nickel mining leases near
6 hours ago Caspin and market enthused by Yarabrook-drilled nickel-copper sulphides. CASPIN Resources and the market have been enthused by drilling of an aeromagnetic EM prospect at Yarabrook northeast of Perth that intersected nickel and copper sulphides. Caspin said a mineralised zone of at least 40m thickness had been RC drilled, with up to 20% ...
Jun 16, 2021 Discover a Range of Innovation at Minnesotas First Copper-Nickel Mine. Our copper-nickel mine, the NorthMet project, is modern, safe and brimming with opportunity for the state of Minnesota. Located within the established Mesabi Iron Range mining district, the NorthMet project will produce copper, nickel, cobalt and other precious metals we need to drive a sustainable future.
Copper-nickel mining (also known as non-ferrous mining) in northern Minnesota is not a new issue for the state. Copper-nickel deposits have been known to exist in northern Minnesota since the 1800s, but it was not until 1948, when deposits were discovered near Duluth, that serious interest in mining these metals developed in the region.
Minnesota is home to one of the worlds largest deposits of copper, nickel and precious metals. Coppera critical metal needed for hybrid cars and wind turbinesis essential for a green economy. There is only one active nickel mine in the U.S., yet our country consumes 202,000 tons of nickel annually. Mining will provide more than $2 billion for the Minnesota Permanent School Trust Fund.
Oct 20, 2021 Andrew Lichtenstein via Getty Images. The Biden administration launched a review on Wednesday that could ultimately block a Chilean mining giant from constructing a $1.7 billion underground copper-nickel mine just a few miles from Minnesotas Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Interior Department is considering an application from the ...
Oct 21, 2021 The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The U.S. Forest Service filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management for
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Government orders study that could lead to mining ban, dealing serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine in Minnesota. FOX28 Spokane Filed under National News
Oct 20, 2021 3 of 3. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a
Oct 25, 2021 FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Government orders study that could lead to mining ban, dealing serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine in Minnesota.
Oct 27, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said
Oct 20, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban ...
Oct 20, 2021 PolyMet, whose majority shareholder is Swiss commodities giant Glencore, would be Minnesotas first copper-nickel mine but the project remains tied up in court and regulatory proceedings ...
Nov 02, 2021 FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to ...