Jason Lewis a former US representative from Minnesota and current senatorial canidate also ripped McCollums bill on Twitter Radicals like BettyMcCollum04 continue to attack Northlanders way of life amp livelihoods First she wanted to ban coppernickel mining Now iron ore is in the crosshairs
Minnesotas nonferrous mining rules have only been used to approve one project the polymet coppernickel mine which sits outside the rainy river watershed and in the st louis river watershed
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Environmental groups like friends of the boundary waters and the minnesota center for environmental advocacy often claim with certainty that copper and nickel mining at the twin metals mine will negatively impact the environment but it is important to remember that these claims cannot possibly be based on a scientific assessment of the planned
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Jun 20 2019nbsp018332minnesotas senior senator has long been a champion of the iron industry her position on coppernickel mining however remains something of a
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Minnesota 8 congressional district meeting in virginia virginia minnesota february 4 2020 lsn in northern minnesota mining is a way of life and we now have the exciting opportunity to expand this proud tradition with copper nickel miningthats why i along with so many others in the northland are outraged by the recent introduction of jobkilling legislation that would reinstate a
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Feb 12 2020nbsp018332a former iron ore processing plant near hoyt lakes minn that would become part of a proposed polymet coppernickel mine the minnesota department of natural resources on wednesday feb 12
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Nov 02 2018nbsp018332the department of natural resources has issued permits for polymet minings proposed coppernickel mine in northeastern minnesota a huge step forward for the controversial project
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The bills target coppernickel mining a type of mining that has never been done in the state by changing the responsibility of the minnesota department of natural resources and boosting an
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Poly met mining inc polymet is developing a mine and associated processing facilities for the extraction of copper nickel and platinum group elements pge in northeastern minnesota the mine will be the first of its kind in the state permitting on february 12 2020 the dnr submitted a petition to the minnesota supreme court seeking
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Manganese copper nickel and titanium have also been discovered in the state in minable quantities but are not of high enough quality under todays prices to mine profitably exploration for additional resources such as gold platinum diamonds zinc and lead continues today in minnesota
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Opponents of coppernickel mining say its risk for toxic acid drainage a result of sulfide ore mixing with oxygen is too great and would permanently damage northeastern minnesotas wilderness areas
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The copper and nickel deposits that lie underneath the lakes and forests of northeastern minnesota are encased in sulfide ore when that ore is exposed in the mining process it produces sulfuric
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Were focused on designing constructing and operating an underground copper nickel cobalt and platinum group metals mine located about nine miles southeast of ely and 11 miles northeast of babbitt were targeting the minerals within the maturi deposit which is
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May 08 2019nbsp018332today global mining giant glencore moves one big step closer to owning the proposed northern minnesota coppernickel venture polymet glencore is the largest mining company in the world by revenue with properties on six continents it is three times larger than the next largest mining company it is 11 times larger than the worlds largest steelmaker arcelormittal and almost 200 times
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Jun 25 2020nbsp018332minnesotas nonferrous mining rules have only been used to approve one project the polymet coppernickel mine which sits outside the rainy river watershed and
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Sep 11 2019nbsp018332just as steel made from minnesotas iron ore powered the us military to victory during world war ii supporters of coppernickel mining in the
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Nov 23 2019nbsp018332the proposed twin metals coppernickel mining project is a risk and real threat to our economy and the wilderness that we love he said nonetheless opinions about the mine
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On friday polymet mining tsxpom nyseplm announced it has applied for a permit to mine copper nickel and precious metals at a site in northern minnesota known as the duluth complex
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Minnesota has a long history of iron ore mining sulfide ore mining for copper and nickel however has never been attempted here in the case of polymet mcea has led the fight for accountability and truly sciencebased decision making
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Jun 25 2019nbsp018332andr243nico luksics plan for a copper mine in minnesota was blocked by president barack obama access to one of the worlds largest sources of copper nickel
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Talon metals has asked the minnesota department of natural resources for permission to explore metallic mineral deposits at its tamarack coppernickel mining project near the aitkincarlton county
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The northmet project overview polymet will be the first to commercially mine copper nickel and precious metals in the worldclass duluth complex located within minnesotas mesabi iron range the northmet project features significant assets made up of the deposit itself and infrastructure including existing rail roads utilities and established supplier networks the northmet deposit will
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Jun 05 2020nbsp018332featured image in this may 29 2019 file photo eric olson right gathers his tools as contractor robert radotich uses a backhoe to dig areas so the soil stratification can be observed which will help them engineer and design the infiltration pods for the polymet coppernickel mine in hoyt lakes minn anthony soufflestar tribune via ap file
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Dec 18 2019nbsp018332the documents submitted to the minnesota department of natural resources and the us bureau of land management lay out in detail how twin metals plans to mine copper nickel and precious metals
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Now twin metals minnesota a wholly owned subsidiary of chilean mining giant antofagasta is looking to breathe new life into this small sector of the states economy with a 17 billion underground coppernickel mine just a few miles from minnesotas boundary waters canoe area wilderness
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May 15 2019nbsp018332at issue is the underground coppernickel mine that twin metals minnesota a st paulbased subsidiary of chilean mining company antofagasta wants to build about 9
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Tecks copper mining project near babbitt which once promised 1200 jobs but has sat mostly quiet for several years is looking to drill more exploratory borings at its northeastern minnesota site
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Polymet mining inc polymet is proposing to develop a mine and associated processing facilities for the extraction of copper nickel and platinum group elements pge from the northmet deposit in northeastern minnesota the mine would be the first of its kind in the state the proposed northmet mine project would be located in the
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Two companies twin metals minnesota and polymet are hoping to establish what would become a new mining industry for the region tapping into vast deposits of copper nickel and precious
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Jun 28 2019nbsp018332updated 438 pm posted 1054 am the company planning minnesotas first coppernickel mine says its project is closer to becoming a reality with help from one of the worlds largest mining
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Jun 17 2020nbsp018332the minnesota supreme court will review a lower court ruling against polymet mining tsx pom regarding air permits for the companys proposed coppernickel mine
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