Minnesota's non-ferrous mining rules have only been used to approve one project: the PolyMet copper-nickel mine, which sits outside the Rainy River Watershed and in the St. Louis River Watershed ...

Minnesota regulators concluded Wednesday, May 31, 2023, that state rules governing where copper-nickel mines can be built are insufficient to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from noise and light pollution, creating another potential obstacle to the proposed Twin Metals mine.

Fight over Minnesota nickel mine plan by Talon Metals is local — and global, too expand A drill rig for Talon Metals outside of Tamarack, Minn., May 16, 2022.

"Joe Biden banned mining in 225,000 acres of Minnesota's Iron Range, and locked up development of taconite, copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum-group elements, and more."

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources finalized a joint venture Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been developing in …

The usual arguments for copper-nickel mining in Minnesota are largely economic. Mining creates local jobs. It generates wealth for the state. It can even help fight climate change. As the demand grows for renewable energy and electric cars — whose lithium ion batteries are often made with nickel — the need for mining increases, with ...

Drill hole 23TK0473 cut 101.7 metres grading 1.94% nickel, 1.84% copper,1.61 grams platinum group elements (PGE) per tonne and 0.62 gram gold from …

A prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minn., on Oct. 4, 2011, in search of copper, nickel and precious metals that Twin Metals Minnesota, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters ...

The Twin Metals mine is a state-of-the-art underground copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals (PGM) operation using some of the most advanced and precise methods of extraction. It is a ...

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources finalized a joint venture Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been developing in northeastern Minnesota, and the ...

Published 7:45 AM PDT, February 15, 2023. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources finalized a joint venture Wednesday to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been …

June 21, 2023. Talon Metals on Wednesday submitted its plan for an underground nickel and copper mine in Aitkin County to Minnesota regulators, launching the environmental review of a project that ...

As PolyMet's proposed copper mine, NorthMet, has moved forward, tribal communities and environmental advocacy groups who have long grappled with the problems caused by taconite mining are now arguing vociferously against a copper-nickel project that could be even more damaging. Despite efforts by these groups, PolyMet was on the …

The Biden administration blocked plans for a major copper, nickel and cobalt mine in northern Minnesota that could have helped supply minerals for his "net-zero" plans. The "Twin Metals Project" would have tapped the Duluth Complex within the Superior National Forest, where 95 percent of the nation's nickel reserves and 88 percent of …

A joint venture high-grade Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project in Minnesota, USA, by Talon and Rio Tinto. Skip to content. About Talon. ABOUT US. COVID-19 Safety & Operations ... Talon Metals Submits …

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources finalized a 50-50 joint venture in February that renamed the project NewRange Copper Nickel. They hope to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet had been ...

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo is a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Lawyers for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine and state regulators urged the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, to defer to the judgement of …

Talon Metals Corp. wants to build an underground mine that would operate for nine years and primarily extract nickel, but also some copper, cobalt, platinum group metals and iron.

Minnesota holds an astounding 95% of U.S. mineral reserves for nickel, 88% for cobalt, 34% for copper, and 75% for the platinum group metals (PGM) platinum and palladium.

Jan. 26, 2022. The Biden administration said Wednesday that it had canceled two mining leases that would have allowed a copper mine to be built near an area of pristine wilderness in Minnesota ...

The challenges the administration faces are apparent in Minnesota, which is home to 95% of the nation's known nickel reserves, 88% of the cobalt, 75% of the platinum group metals and 34% of the copper, according to Twin Metals Minnesota, whose owner is the Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta.

Tamarack is a nickel-copper-cobalt project progressing towards feasibility studies. The project is located in the US state of Minnesota. Talon Metals Corp, the operator of Tamarack, holds a 51% stake in the project. The company also has the option to increase the stake to 60% by completing a feasibility study and paying $10m to joint venture ...

The company that plans to develop a nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has made a major supply deal with Tesla, the electric vehicle maker. Tesla has committed to purchasing 75,000 metric tons ...

PolyMet stands at the forefront of the next generation of mining in Minnesota. We are preparing to extract essential resources from the NorthMet copper …

At the center of the dispute in Minnesota is a copper and nickel mine proposed by Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a subsidiary of the Chilean mining company Antofagasta PLC.

Talon's Tamarack Project will explore copper, nickel and cobalt located in central Minnesota. LEARN MORE Responsible nonferrous mining impacts everyone. We all …

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources announced Wednesday they are entering into a joint venture agreement to develop their copper-nickel mining projects in northeastern Minnesota. Under the terms of ...

The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday blocked mining in part of northeast Minnesota for 20 years, the latest blow to Antofagasta Plc's Twin Metals copper and nickel mining project but a step ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled a move by former President Donald Trump to renew mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.