Minnesota Administrative Rules 6132.0100 DEFINITIONS
Minnesota Administrative Rules 6132.2200 REACTIVE MINE WASTE | SONAR

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November 2023
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Record closes June 7 for exceptions and comments 		21
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February 2024
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March 2024
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Claim NewRange abandoning TMF/FTB makes permit moot MCEA / COS
flash drive, citations 		12
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Citation Request31 		13
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FdL letter 		14
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Response to FDL Letter 		16
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Schedule 		19
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Schedule 		20
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NewRange
Schedule 		27
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April 2024
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DNR Hearing Team
Requests nine month stay of proceeding 		3
Fond du Lac Band
Schedule 		4
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Schedule 		5
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TMF/FTB MCEA / COS
Deny PTM as incomplete WaterLegacy
TMF/FTB 		10
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FdL letter on TMF/FTB 		13
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Grant Wilson, DNR
Req to stay or dismiss proc denied, record closes Aug 23 		10
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MCEA
Exhibit 351 		22
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Exhibit 351 		24
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PolyMet
Arguments and exceptions to the ALJ report
June 2024
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Arguments and exceptions to ALJ judgement 		8
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DNR Hearing Team
Requesting extension to aug 30 		14
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Record closes October 1 		21
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July 2024
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Arguments and exceptions to ALJ ruling MCEA / COS
Arguments and exceptions to ALJ ruling WaterLegacy
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DNR Hearing Team
Ask for stay NewRange
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September 2024
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re: stay requests 		7
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Response to PolyMet press release WaterLegacy
WaterLegacy Reply letter Conservation Orgs
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DNR Hearing Team
Response to 9-6 GW letter
October 2024
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Letter to Counsel - under advisement 		3
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January 2025
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February 2025
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UPDATE from NR: Studies incomplete; will check in May 5, 2025 		11
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Melissa Lorentz withdraws as counsel for Conservation Organizations 		14
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Ian R. Young no longer represents the Fond du Lac Band 		21
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UPDATE from NR: Studies incomplee; will check in July 14, 2025 		6
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June 2025
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UPDATE from NR: Since stay is up Aug 14, we'll report then 		15
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August 2025
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UPDATE from NR: Request stay to Sept 30, 2025 		15
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UPDATE from NR: Request stay until Nov 28, 2025
October 2025
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Fond du Lac Band
Fond du Lac response to NR 9/30/update Conservation Orgs
Conservation Orgs response to NR extension request on 9/30/25 WaterLegacy
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DNR Hearing Team letter to Wilson 10/16/25 - Does not oppose extension 		17
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Grant Wilson, DNR
Wilson 10/30/25 decision extend stay until November 28, 2025 		31
November 2025
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Petitioners 11/7/2025 letter to Wilson on oct 30 stay extension decision 		8
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Grant Wilson, DNR
Grant Wilson extends stay to January 23, 2026 		15
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NewRange
The Commissioner’s Designee should leave the stay in place until NewRange formally notifies DNR of its tailings storage plans. 		29
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Grant Wilson, DNR
On November 28, 2025, PolyMet submitted a status update informing me that its tailings storage studies are not yet complete and requested that I extend the stay until the studies are completed and PolyMet formally notifies DNR of its tailings storage 		12
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January 2026
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Grant Wilson, DNR
The stay shall remain in place until PolyMet completes its internal studies and formally notifies DNR of its tailings storage plans or other circumstance warrants a lifting of the stay 		15
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NewRange
60 day notification from NR: As 60 days have passed since your letter... NewRange has not formally notified DNR of its tailings storage plans, 		17
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WaterLegacy
WaterLegacy would appreciate a clarification of your update. Has NewRange informally notified the DNR of its tailings storage plans? Have the PolyMet or NewRange “internal studies” referenced in your update been completed? 		21
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60 day notification from NR: It remains the case that NewRange has not formally notified DNR of its tailings storage plans 		16
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