| April 9, 2025 |
| Sen. Smith introduces bill to ban copper mining near the Boundary Waters |
| U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals over about 350 square miles within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. |
| www.mprnews.org |
| March 27, 2025 |
| Order puts mining as top priority for federal lands - The Timberjay |
| REGIONAL— A March 20 executive order signed by President Donald Trump establishes mining of minerals as the highest priority use of federal lands, and that could eventually lead to mining … |
| www.timberjay.com |
| March 21, 2025 |
| Trump critical minerals order could boost Minnesota mining plans |
| Environmentalists say the new Trump executive order that could boost mining threatens the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. |
| www.minnpost.com |
| February 20, 2025 |
| Tolkkinen: Stauber's plan to mine near the Boundary Waters ignores Minnesotans |
| Congressman Pete Stauber, Republican of Duluth, has introduced legislation that could open the door for copper nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, Minnesota. |
| www.startribune.com |
| February 7, 2025 |
| Stauber reintroduces bill to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters, return leases to Twin Metals |
| The bill would also return two key federal mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota, the company vying to build an underground mine for copper and nickel near Ely |
| www.echopress.com |
| January 11, 2025 |
| The PolyMet denouement is here |
| The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finally thrown in the procedural towel on the state's first proposed sulfide mine |
| threatenedwaters.com |
| December 30, 2024 |
| Water Over Nickel |
| Water Over Nickel is an initiative led by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and allied organizations and experts dedicated to protecting Minnesota’s water, environment, and communities from the risks associated with nickel mining. |
| waterovernickel.com |
| December 30, 2024 |
| Why Minnesota’s water future matters for everyone |
| The Mille Lacs Band, in its concern about the proposed Tamarack nickel mine, is standing with all Minnesotans who understand that our fates are intertwined. |
| www.startribune.com |
| December 23, 2024 |
| Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota’s first copper mine |
| Nearly 20 years after it was first proposed to state and federal regulators, the project formerly known as PolyMet Mining — now NewRange Copper Nickel — soldiers on, despite environmental groups’ contention that the project in its current form is dead. |
| www.mprnews.org |
| December 21, 2024 |
| Talon Metals' MN nickel mine changes plans in environmental review |
| The Tamarack Mine, which would supply Tesla's EV batteries, will take a more direct route to its ore. |
| www.startribune.com |
| November 28, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR hits pause on NorthMet (PolyMet) copper-nickel mine permit review |
| A decision on whether to reissue a permit to mine for the company vying to open Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine is on hold after the company behind it said it is studying potential changes to the controversial project’s design. |
| www.twincities.com |
| November 27, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR suspends review of PolyMet mine project |
| The Minnesota DNR recently announced it will suspend its review of the PolyMet copper-nickel sulfide permit until late next year. |
| queticosuperior.org |
| November 25, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR delays decision on key proposed copper-nickel mine permit |
| The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has delayed a decision until late next year on a key permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel project in northeastern Minnesota, the mine formerly known as PolyMet. The company called the agency’s decision “unfortunate.” |
| www.mprnews.org |
| November 23, 2024 |
| Burcum: Our stewardship obligations still require a no on this mine, this location |
| Minnesota’s beloved and fragile Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is unfortunately back in political crosshairs after the election. |
| www.startribune.com |
| November 12, 2024 |
| Trump election could reopen path for mining near Boundary Waters |
| President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reverse the Biden administration’s actions blocking copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters. But there is a lot that would need to happen before any mine could open. |
| www.mprnews.org |
| August 30, 2024 |
| Council gets update on New Range project |
| The Babbitt city council received an update on the New Range Copper Nickel Project. Simon Charter, the company’s Community and Social Performance Manager spoke at a lengthy meeting on Aug. 20. He said the big change for the company is that it is now a joint venture with Teck and Glencore “two giants in the mining industry.” “Tech brought the Mesaba project here in your backyard to the table and Glencore brought PolyMet,” said Charter. “So we’re now this 50-50 joint venture between Tech and Glencore.” He said the company has taken a step back to take a new look at the project “to look at how we can strengthen this project, how we’re going to get it across the finish line.” |
| www.elyecho.com |
| August 14, 2024 |
| Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes |
| The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient. |
| apnews.com |
| June 20, 2024 |
| Foreign corporations are vying to mine copper and nickel on the cheap in northeastern Minnesota |
| A 2021 decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court has given the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a perfect opportunity to drive a stake in the most procedurally advanced - and potentially dangerous - proposed sulfide mine in the state. Will it finally take an off ramp? |
| threatenedwaters.com |
| June 8, 2024 |
| Minnesota DFL agrees to legislative hearings on copper-nickel mining — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer |
| Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. |
| minnesotareformer.com |
| June 7, 2024 |
| The DFL convention showed a curious alliance between labor and foreign mining corporations • Minnesota Reformer |
| Labor's unlikely alliance with giant mining corporations. |
| minnesotareformer.com |
