I didn’t post a follow-up on the mining hearings down in St. Paul Friday. Essentially, it was a tepid debate between environmentalists and mining interests regarding nonferrous mining on the eastern Iron Range. Some old hard feelings were aired but no game-changing elements were introduced. The Duluth News-Tribune provided a rundown Saturday.
The permitting process involved in these kinds of mining projects is exhaustive. I expect that process will reveal the full nature of the environmental impact by new mining. You have to remember that this is a mining region and that people are excited by the prospect of a longer life for our minerals economy.
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