2021-9-8 · The proposed underground mine would, if built, be a major U.S. copper supplier as President Joe Biden aims to build more electric vehicles, which use twice as much of the red metal as those with ...
2021-9-8 · U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday he is waiting for a legal opinion before deciding whether to approve Minnesota''s Twin Metals copper mining project, which labor unions ...
2019-10-23 · A flashpoint for the Twin Metals mine is the Trump administration''s abrupt decision to renew two long-held mineral leases for the mine, and cancel a U.S. Forest Service environmental review of ...
2021-8-24 · From 2001 to 2017 in Chile — home of Antofagasta, the mining conglomerate that owns Twin Metals — electricity consumption increased by 32% per unit of …
We at Twin Metals Minnesota are proud to have formally proposed our world-class, 21st century underground copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals mining project for environmental review. This is the first step in ensuring that mining will be done safely in northeast Minnesota.
2021-10-21 · The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a …
2019-7-18 · ST. PAUL, Minn., July 18, 2019 – Twin Metals Minnesota (TMM) today announced plans to use the environmentally friendly dry stack method to store the leftover rock from its proposed underground copper-nickel mine to be located nine miles southeast of Ely, Minnesota.
2021-9-9 · U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday he is waiting for a legal opinion before deciding whether to approve Minnesota''s Twin Metals copper mining project, which labor unions ...
2021-10-21 · Biden administration move could block Minnesota copper mine. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to …
2021-1-14 · Twin Metals, which began the regulatory process in late 2019 to build an underground copper-nickel mine in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, argued it …
2021-10-21 · Now, the fate of Twin Metals Mining, a proposed copper-nickel mine that has been in the works for years, is subject to the environmental study and decision making of the Biden administration.
2021-10-27 · Twin Metals is appealing the Biden administration''s decision to reject the copper-nickel mining company''s application for an additional mineral lease and prospecting permits. In a letter to the ...
2021-10-21 · Opponents of copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters are cheering a decision from the Biden administration that could lead to a 20-year mining moratorium in the region. But supporters of …
2021-10-21 · Biden deals potential blow to proposed Twin Metals mine. The Biden administration has dealt a potential blow to the Twin Metals Minnesota mine by imposing a ban on new leases in the Rainy River Watershed. The administration is also ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining in the watershed, reports the Associated Press.
2021-9-8 · (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday he is waiting for a legal opinion before deciding whether to approve Minnesota''s Twin Metals copper mining project, which labor unions support but environmentalists strongly oppose. The U.S. Forest Service, part of the Agriculture Department, controls the surface land at the site.
Green energy requires metals, too. The world is demanding greener energy, which in turn demands the metals we mine. One wind turbine contains 4.7 tons of copper — the weight of over two cars. Solar panels require copper and nickel. Electric cars use cobalt and nickel. The only way to …
2021-10-20 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.. The U.S. Forest Service filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management for a "mineral withdrawal," which …
2021-5-11 · Twin Metals and its supporters, including several Minnesota labor unions, have said the $1.7 billion project can be constructed safely and in a way that boosts the region''s economy. If built ...
2021-2-1 · The blanket no-no proposals completely ignore that Twin Metals, in 2019, submitted a plan to mine and that lengthy, thorough, inclusive, and effective environmental-review and permitting processes ...
2021-10-28 · KRAKER: Just a few miles outside Ely, a company called Twin Metals wants to tunnel deep underground to mine copper, nickel and precious metals. The company insists that modern mining methods can protect the boundary waters and, at the same time, create hundreds of new jobs here. It submitted its mining plan for review two years ago.
2021-10-20 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration dealt a serious blow Wednesday to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, ordering a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The U.S. Forest Service filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management for a "mineral withdrawal," which …
2019-11-23 · Twin Metals and another proposed mine, PolyMet, which plans to operate on a former iron mine site about an hour south of Ely, are likely the first wave of companies seeking to extract this treasure.
2021-10-20 · While the deposit that Twin Metals has proposed to mine is vast, it is also low grade, mostly below one -percent copper, with much smaller percentages of nickel and platinum group metals. A 2014 pre-feasibility study issued by the project''s previous owner, Duluth Metals, suggested marginal profits, even with metal price assumptions at near ...
2021-2-9 · The ore body Twin Metals seeks to tap averages a mere 0.69% copper. For PolyMet it''s even less, just 0.26%. On average, these mines would need to pulverize 266 pounds of rock to produce one pound of copper. The study shows that together, these two mines would emit between 807,000 to 1.9 million tons of CO2 each year.
2021-5-6 · U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday that the White House has not decided on the fate of the Twin Metals copper mining project in Minnesota, as it works to balance economic ...
2021-10-15 · October 15, 2021 10:29 a.m. Listen The Biden administration is poised to weigh in on Twin Metals mine: Here are the options. The Kawishiwi River (right) flows near Ely, Minn. To the left of the ...
2021-10-21 · Twin Metals is not connected to the proposed PolyMet open pit copper-nickel mine and processing plant at nearby Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes, which is much further along in the approval process. PolyMet, whose majority shareholder is Swiss commodities giant Glencore, would be Minnesota''s first copper-nickel mine but the project remains tied up in court and regulatory proceedings.