REGIONAL— The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will conduct its own environmental impact statement on any copper-nickel mining proposal issued by Twin Metals. That’s according to … more

This story is a collaboration between MinnPost and the Hibbing Daily Tribune/Mesabi Daily News. REGIONAL— The promise of thousands of jobs from a boom in copper-nickel mining has won the new … more

REGIONAL— The Trump administration has lifted the temporary suspension of mineral leasing on 234,000 acres of the Superior National Forest located within the Rainy River watershed. U.S. … more