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Enviros Urge Full Speed Ahead For Minn. Mine Challenge. Law360 (June 28, 2022, 8:52 PM EDT) -- Five conservation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, told a Minnesota federal ...
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If approved, PolyMet would be Minnesota's first sulfide mine - ushering in a wave of new plans for this uniquely dirty and destructive mining that would threaten the beloved Boundary Waters wilderness and Lake Superior. We urge the D.N.R. and E.P.A. to reject the Polymet mine and protect Minnesota's land and water for generations to come.
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It's often used to ease concerns that a boom in so-called sulfide mining could pollute Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) with toxic mine waste and acidic runoff....
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We are studying environmental issues related to mining, and potential mining, in the Great Lakes region, continuing the study of characterizing baseline geochemistry of several watersheds in Minnesota and Michigan, examining the potential for aquatic toxicity from metals, and examining the acid-neutralizing and acid-generating potentials of mine waste, and the environmental, and possible human ...
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On-Site Removal of Metal-Sulfide Particles from Mining Waters 497,758 3 years, July 2016 to June 2019 This project will develop a clean real-time sensing and on-site chemical treatment technology for the removal of metal sulfide contaminates from Minnesota waters impacted by copper-nickel-sulfide mining. Cari U of MN
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"There has never been a sulfide mine that has not resulted in significant water pollution," said Kathryn Hoffman, CEO of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, at Wednesday's press conference. ... executive director for Mining Minnesota, pointed to the former Wisconsin law and the reclaimed Flambeau Mine that closed in 1997 ...
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According to Principal Engineer Kim Lapakko of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, one of the agencies involved in permitting the mines, the basic science of protecting water quality in sulfide mining is well understood although many of the technologies based on that science are young. "One must proceed with caution," Lapakko said.
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The Boundary Waters in Minnesota continue to face the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining, which caused the area to be listed as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2013. The Save the Boundary Waters campaign has been busy the past few years on building support for permanent protection for this wild place. October 29, 2015. Canoe ...
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The Boundary Waters is the crown jewel of Minnesota, the most visited Wilderness Area in the country and a special place for millions of Americans who love hunting, fishing, paddling and outdoor recreation. This is no place for sulfide-ore copper mining. Support protection of this amazing Wilderness and the communities it supports.
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"The State of Minnesota has existed for 155 years," they write. "The United States of America has existed for 237 years. The notion that a mining company and financial assurance instruments will be available to work on a mine site 500 years from now is not believable."
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Two large international corporations, PolyMet Mining and Franconia Minerals Corporation want to try sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters and Lake Superior. Pollution from the mines could enter waterways that flow to both Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Mining. "Copper Sulfide Mining in Minnesota: Two Mines, One Threat" Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. "Evaluating the 'Copper for Clean Energy' Talking Point" Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. "The Science behind how Sulfide-Ore Copper Mining Threatens Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems" Save the Boundary Waters.
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ELY - Sulfide mining companies are subtly shifting their rhetoric and messaging about the proposed projects in northern Minnesota. "No one is probably more familiar with this rhetoric over sulfide mining than the good folks of Ely," said Katheryn Hoffman, chief executive officer of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), who spoke at a Tuesday Group gathering last week.
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) made the following remarks on the House Floor in strong opposition to H.R. 3905, legislation that paves the way for toxic sulfide-ore copper mining on the doorstep of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this destructive bill.
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Re: Northern Minnesota Federal Mineral Withdrawal EIS #50938 As one of the lead scientists studying the effects of sulfate on mercury cycling, wild rice, and sulfur biogeochemistry in Minnesota, I wish to enter into the public record my professional concerns regarding the risks posed by the operation of metal-sulfide mining within the Rainy
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In its statement released Thursday, USDA said it conducted a review over the past 15 months — based on this, it decided to revoke the U.S. Forest Service's request to restrict mining in the area. The Forest Service had originally denied mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota in 2016 due to the risks being too high. But in a statement, Alex Falconer, executive director of the Campaign to ...
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PAUL -- Minnesota would measure how much wild-rice-killing sulfide is in the water of specific wild-rice lakes and rivers when setting pollution regulations, and not just the sulfate that spurs...
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PAUL, Minn.―Conservation groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today to challenge a key water permit authorizing the PolyMet open-pit copper-sulfide mine to move forward. The mine would destroy 1,000 acres of wetlands and more than 1,700 acres of critical wildlife habitat in northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
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PolyMet is the first of many sulfide mine proposals in Minnesota by multinational corporations, including Rio Tinto, Teck Resources and Twin Metals. If permitted, PolyMet would open the door to a destructive sulfide mining district in the Superior National Forest, polluting water for at least 500 years. Sulfide mining does not belong in the ...
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Studies estimate that if sulfide-ore copper mining were to take place in the region, the loss in visitor spending caused by industrial and related development and pollution could amount to $288...
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The second mining company, Twin Metals, a joint-venture firm headquartered in St. Paul, is developing plans for an underground mine further north near Ely, on the doorstep of the BWCA. It will be...
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Sulfide mining poses "several significant environmental risks," according to the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. Sulfuric acid is released through sulfide mining, according to the MCEA. The acid can then pollute water sources, which in turn negatively impacts wildlife, the environment, and humans. ...
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Make no mistake: if the federal and state government authorizes foreign mining conglomerates to conduct sulfide ore mining in the Ely area, the Kawishiwi River and the larger Rainy River watershed will be absolutely devastated. There is no place in the world where sulfide ore mining and its resulting toxic tailings have not resulted in massive ...
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"Sulfide mining" is a term used to refer to mining metals that are found in sulfide-bearing rock. In Minnesota, the sulfide mining proposals and exploration activities are focused primarily on extracting copper, nickel, platinum, palladium and gold. While the state has a history of iron mining, sulfide mining has never been conducted in
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The intensifying debate over metallic sulfide-ore mining in Minnesota boils down to an unfortunate geologic irony. The region contains the nation's most irreplaceable freshwater resources, including Superior National Forest, which holds 20 percent of the fresh water in the U.S. National Forest system; the Boundary Waters, which are categorized by the State of Minnesota as "outstanding ...
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That bill, authored by Minnesota Fourth District Congresswoman Betty McCollum, would expand the existing mining buffer zone around the Boundary Waters by an additional 234,000 acres. The measure, if ultimately signed into law, would preclude only the development of sulfide-based copper-nickel mining on the affected lands.
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PolyMet Mining Corporation is set to build the first sulfide mine in northern Minnesota. The proposed mine, known as NorthMet mine, will span three open pits. A refurbished iron processing plant will perform new techniques that allow the extraction of copper and nickel from Minnesota's low-quality deposits.
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Sulfide mining can pose "several significant environmental risks," according to the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, because sulfuric acid is released during the mining process.
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Located in Northeastern Minnesota, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a national treasure of 1.1 million acres of pristine interconnected lakes, rivers and wetlands in the Superior National Forest. The Boundary Waters is contiguous with Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park and upstream of Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park.
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But it's clear that the tide is beginning to turn against sulfide mining in Minnesota. This week, Representative Betty McCollum introduced a bipartisan bill that would completely ban this type of mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed, where the Twin Metals mine has been proposed.
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Sulfide Mining District planned for Minnesota's Arrowhead Region The First: PolyMet's NorthMet proposal PolyMet proposes to mine a sulfide ore body on U.S. Forest Service land south of Ely. This would be the first sulfide ore mine to be permitted in the state of Minnesota. However, additional proposals for sulfide mines will soon follow.
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The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) is a team of legal and policy experts fighting to protect Minnesota's environment, its natural resources, and the health of its people. MCEA believes in holding polluters accountable, and works in the courts, at the legislature, and with public agencies to enact, strengthen, and enforce ...
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At issue in Minnesota's sulfide mining debate: environmental justice It is just as important to protect the waters of the St. Louis River watershed as it is the Rainy River Basin. There is de facto...
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POSITION: Hospitality Minnesota supports a responsible and rigorous environmental review of proposals for non-ferrous sulfide ore mining in Northeastern Minnesota. BACKGROUND: Stewardship of our natural resources is critical to tourism and our outdoor way of life in Minnesota.There has been significant exploration in Northeastern Minnesota for ores containing copper, nickel, cobalt and other ...
Get price(Kitco News) - Poly Met Mining and its proposed nickel and copper mine in Minnesota beat off a court challenge from environmental groups, the company announced yesterday. The company said the Minnesota State Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the state's nonferrous mining rules, rejecting a challenge from environmental groups.
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Deb Haaland, the new secretary of interior, the department that controls most federal land, previously voted for a bill that would have banned copper sulfide mining in northern Minnesota.
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If opened, the potential for sulfide pollution is practically guaranteed, as shown by sulfide mines in the past. Sulfide mining in the BWCA must never be attempted due to the potential for pollution, deforestation, and species endangerment. The short-term economic gain is not worth permanent damage to the land and lakes of northern Minnesota.
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Sulfide Mining Since our founding in 1974, MCEA has led the legal and policy fight against dangerous sulfide-ore mining proposals in Minnesota. Quite simply, there is no other organization in the state that has the resources and expertise that MCEA does to protect the health and well being of all Minnesotans.
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Jan 29, 2022Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership At times, it has seemed like Minnesota would soon see copper-nickel sulfide mining projects breaking ground near our most vulnerable waters, destroying climate-critical wetlands and threatening communities and ecosystems with centuries of pollution. This week is not one of those times.
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"Conservation in Northeastern Minnesota and other places with prized-public lands offers sustainable jobs and economic opportunity for generations to come. Indeed, a recent study by a renowned Harvard economist debunks the myth that mining in this sensitive landscape would result in job growth and economic benefits. The sulfide-ore mines that ...
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