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Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a Chilean company eying the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits

The Independent UK

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

Minnesota’s Boundary Waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage

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Federal judge deals another serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine on edge Minnesota wilderness

A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota

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Republicans see conflict in Biden push for critical minerals - Roll Call

Biden administration decisions to block major mining projects have drawn Republican criticism that the U.S. can’t meet its own demand.

Roll Call

PolyMet mine in Minnesota becomes NewRange Copper Nickel

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources have finalized a joint venture to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been developing in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

US moves to protect Minnesota wilderness from planned mine

The Biden administration has moved to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota from future mining

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Biden administration issues Boundary Waters mining moratorium - Roll Call

The Biden administration moved to block the development of a copper and nickel mine on federal land in northeastern Minnesota.

Roll Call

Twin Metals sues Biden administration to regain mine leases

The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota are suing the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Editorial: There's a reason BWCA report was kept secret

It's now abundantly clear why the Trump administration halted, then kept secret, an environmental assessment of copper mining's risks to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) watershed.

Tribune News Service

Long-awaited federal study finds threat to Boundary Waters from hardrock mining

Hardrock mining on public land in northern Minnesota risks contaminating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, even with measures designed to head off those problems, a long-awaited federal study says.

Tribune News Service

Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Independent UK

Biden cancels lease renewals for proposed Minnesota mine

The Biden administration has canceled a move by former President Donald Trump to renew mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

Biden administration cancels leases for controversial copper-nickel mine near Boundary Waters

MINNEAPOLIS — The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled two minerals leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota, likely killing a project widely condemned for being too close to the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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