NorthMet Permit to Mine timeline & sources

Feb, 2010 - EPA rejection of 2009 DNR Draft Environmental Impact Statement

November 2013 - Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, MN DNR, Army Corp, US Forest Service

November 2015 - Final EIS from MN DNR

January 2016 - MINNESOTA MINERALS - Mines & Advanced Projects of Iron Ore, Metallic Minerals, Industrial Minerals, and Selected Construction Aggregates

August 2016 - GRAPHIC - Exploration for Metallic Mineral Resources in Minnesota - Duluth Complex, MN DNR

February 27, 2018 - WaterLegacy Objections & Petition for Contested Case Hearing (February 2018) [AFTER Draft PTM but BEFORE PTM]

2018? - Ferrous Closure Permit to Mine - Assignment from CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. CLIFFS ERIE L.L.C. to POLYMET MINING CORP. POLY MET MINING, INC.

Nov 1, 2018 - FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS, AND ORDER OF COMMISSIONER, NORTHMET PROJECT, PERMIT TO MINE

November, 2018 - NorthMet Permit to Mine, Minnesota DNR

Dec, 2018 - WaterLegacy statement of case to MN Court of Appeals re: Permit to Mine

January 2020 - Court of Appeals decision ordering contested case hearings

April, 2021 - Supreme Court decision reversing much of appellate decisions except the bentonite cap & term for reclamation; reaffirms standing, orders narrow contested case hearing (April 2021)

June, 2022 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS: ORDER DENYING PETITIONERS' MOTION TO NULLIFY OR VACATE THE AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

January, 2022 - Report on PolyMet Tailings Basin Geology and Proposed Engineering Controls by J.D. Lehr Professional Geologist for WaterLegacy

December, 2022 - NorthMet Copper-Nickel Project: Feasibility Update Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota USA; Prepared for PolyMet; [NORTHMET PROJECT FORM 43-101F1 TECHNICAL REPORT]

2022 - Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy: 10 ways to strengthen Minnesota's mining regulation

November 28, 2023 - Contested case hearing: FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND RECOMMENDATION

Prove It First: SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETY-THIRD SESSION A bill for an act

PolyMet Papers (leaked emails & memos)

WaterLegacy

MCEA

NorthMet Project - Geotechnical Data Package Volume 1 - Flotation Tailings Basin Version 8 - Issue Date: May 15, 2017 [ 300 MB! ]

Communications to and from Grant Wilson, DNR, regarding ALJ CCH decision

From first document, from Grant Wilson:

As set forth in Minn. Stat. § 14.61, subd. 2, the record will be closed on June 7, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

12-20-23 Ltr to Counsel re arguments and exceptions due

03-11-24 FDL Letter Brief re TMF Change 03-11-24

03-13-24 Response to FDL Ltr Request

03.15.24 DNR Letter re Response to FDL Letter (03.15.24)

03-18-24 WL and COs Letter re Schedule

03-19-24 Response to DNR and Petitioner letters

03.26.24 Response to FdL Contested Case Scheduling Letter

04-02-24 DNR Letter re Schedule

04-03-24 - FDL Letter re Right to Respond re TMF Change

04-04-24 Response to FDL Ltr Request

04-09-24 - FDL Response re PolyMet TMF Change

04-09-24 Conservation Organizations Response

04-09-24 WaterLegacy Response Letter Brief (OAH 60-2004-37824)

04-12-24 Ltr to Counsel

Comm from DNR to Threatened Waters on May 6: "At this time, it is not known when the record will close. A decision can not be made until the record closes."

Runkel SDEIS comments, March, 2014

Runkel FEIS comments, December 2015