MINING

Minnesota

Even with Minn. DFL in control, bills to further restrict copper-nickel mining unlikely to pass this session

The bills have not been taken up by committees and would need Republican support to pass the state Senate

Local

Biden halts new mining near Boundary Waters for 20 years

The administration is bringing back an Obama-era decision, later reversed by Trump, that bans new mineral leases on 225,500 acres of the Superior National Forest for the next two decades.

January 26, 2023 03:45 PM

Minnesota

Jensen pledges support for northern Minnesota mining projects, rolling back regulations

The Republican candidate for governor called for supporting copper-nickel mining in northern Minnesota, a controversial practice that could bring many high-paying jobs to the region but threaten to pollute its water resources.

October 20, 2022 05:40 PM

Local

Proposed Aitkin County nickel mine gets $114M from infrastructure bill for North Dakota processing plant

The plan would move processing facilities and tailings storage away from Talon’s proposed underground mine near Tamarack and into North Dakota.

October 19, 2022 04:55 PM

Latest Headlines

Minnesota

Forest Service: Copper-nickel mining poses threat to Boundary Waters

The study will inform the federal government on whether to place a 20-year ban on that type of mining in the watershed.

June 23, 2022 04:32 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Minnesota

Interior secretary Deb Haaland open to visiting region affected by proposed Twin Metals mine

During a Friday, May 6, visit to St. Paul, Haaland said she couldn’t disclose if her agency would allow the proposed mine to move forward after the Interior canceled two mineral leases for Twin Metals, the company that wants to develop the mine. The secretary of the interior wasin Minnesota to announce nearly $9 million in federal funding for urban parks in the state.

May 06, 2022 06:01 PM

By Alex Derosier

Business

Biden administration cancels Twin Metals leases

Last year, the administration initiated a mineral withdrawal for the same watershed as the Boundary Waters.

January 26, 2022 04:37 PM

By Jimmy Lovrien

Northland Outdoors

In Chisholm, old mine pits become mountain bike destinations

Redhead Mountain Bike Park at the Minnesota Discovery Center boasts 15 miles of single-track trail. That will double soon.

August 01, 2020 07:00 AM

By Jimmy Lovrien