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Power Restored To Minn. Mine’s Lowest Level
TOWER, Minn. (AP) – Electricians have restored power to the lowest level of a deep underground iron mine in northern Minnesota after a fire broke out last week. The Minnesota Department of Natural...
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Report: Sparks Probably Caused Minn. Mine Fire
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A report says sparks produced during maintenance probably caused last month’s fire at Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower. The state fire marshal says the fire began in...
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Underground Mine At Park Remains Closed To Tours
TOWER, Minn. (AP) — Officials say it’s unlikely the mine at Soudan Underground Mine State Park will reopen for tours this year after last winter’s fire. But they say there’s still plenty to do at the...
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Minnesota Power Will Service Mine Company
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Power said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to provide service to an Iron Range company that produces iron concentrate. Magnetation expects to open a plan near...
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Search Of Mine Pit For Missing Man Unsuccessful
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A search of a mine pit in St. Louis County has failed to turn up any sign of a missing man. Authorities searched the water in the Iron Range pit over the weekend after Kyle Grave’s...
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US Steel’s $300M Keetac Mine Expansion Up For Vote
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — United States Steel Corp. will clear one of its last regulatory hurdles for the planned $300 million expansion of its taconite mine and processing plant in Keewatin if a state...
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Dark Matter Detector Nearing Activation In SD Mine
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Scientists hoping to detect dark matter deep in a former South Dakota gold mine have taken the last major step before flipping the switch on their more than $300 million...
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PolyMet Critics Say Environmental Review Flawed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota charged Thursday new data show that the state’s new draft environmental review for the project...
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US Steel Gets State Permits For Minntac Expansion
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. (AP) — United States Steel Corp. has now received the state permits it needs to expand its Minntac mine at Mountain Iron but is waiting on one remaining federal permit. U.S. Steel...
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Study Shows Twin Metals Mine Economically Feasible
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A study shows the proposed Twin Metals Minnesota copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota would be economically competitive, profitable and sustainable for 30 years, the...
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DNR Releases Latest Revision To PolyMet Environmental Review
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The latest environmental review for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has swollen to over 3,100 pages, reflecting how regulators struggled to with...
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Environmental Groups Urge Dayton To Wade Into Mine Review
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Environmental advocates are calling on Gov. Mark Dayton to require stronger environmental protections for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Aaron Klemz...
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DNR Lays Out Updated Timeline For PolyMet Mine Review
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State regulators have laid out an updated timeline for completing the environmental review on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota that calls for a...
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Legal Fight Brewing Over PolyMet Mine Decisions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A top state official said Wednesday he was finalizing plans for retaining an outside law firm to handle lawsuits stemming from PolyMet Mining Corp.’s proposal to build a...
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PolyMet Critic Says EPA Has Authority To Decide Mine’s Fate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An environmental attorney says the Environmental Protection Agency may have backed the final review for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine, but the federal agency still has...
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Feds Deliver Another Blow To Twin Metals Mine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One day after Gov. Mark Dayton dealt a serious blow to a proposed copper-nickel-precious metals mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a federal agency handed the...
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