Sulfide Mining In Minnesota Friends Of The Boundary Waters

Sulfide mining is especially dangerous in northern Minnesota because of two factors: The water-rich environment and the low-grade quality of the mineral deposits. 1. WATER The clean water and seemingly endless waterways that make so many people treasure northern Minnesota’s wilderness, would also amplify the effects of Acid Mine Drainage.

Foreign mining companies are seeking to open toxic sulfide-ore mines on the edge of the Boundary Waters. If put into operation, the acid runoff from these mines would cause irreparable harm and damage to the waters of our beloved wilderness.

Sulfide mining had never been done in Minnesota and the prospect of opening one of these toxic mines in a water-rich environment, less than a mile from the Boundary Waters, was alarming. The BWCA faced an existential threat, and the fight against sulfide mining grew into one of the most intense environmental fights in Minnesota’s history.

02-04-2019· In a water-rich environment like the Boundary Waters, the risk of a sulfide mine contaminating the water system is all but guaranteed. It’s not a question of if, but when. The fight to stop coper sulfide mining in Minnesota has been a long one, and it won’t be over any time soon.

Less than a decade ago, the majority of Minnesotans did not know that the Boundary Waters and Minnesota faced an imminent threat from copper-sulfide mining.In fact, if told about proposed copper-nickel mining in the north, they were more than likely to support it.

06-05-2020· Sulfide mining poses a severe threat to the 1,100 lakes in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Dan Thornberg / Shutterstock The Trump administration has approved leases for a mine which the Forest Service previously refused …

According to a recently amended lawsuit, two congressional representatives, Pete Stauber and Tom Emmer from Minnesota exerted undue pressure on the U.S. Forest Service, resulting in the agency failing to fulfill its statutory responsibility to protect the Boundary Waters, and clearing the way for a controversial copper-sulfide mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

14-10-2020· According to a 2020 poll conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove, nearly 70% of registered voters in Minnesota want permanent protections from sulfide-ore copper mining for the Boundary Waters. This wild and special place deserves permanent protection from short term extractive interests that will ravage the land and pollute the water for the profit of a few, at the environmental, public …

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is threatened by sulfide-ore copper mining. The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters is leading the effort to ensure permanent protection for the Boundary Waters Wilderness, America's most visited Wilderness and Minnesota 's crown jewel, from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining. TAKE ACTION NOW

Consensus is building in Minnesota against sulfide mining and its potential disastrous impacts on Minnesota’s waters and environment. Yet despite the fact that copper-nickel sulfide ...

Mining companies are pushing to conduct a toxic new form of mining, called sulfide mining, right next to the Boundary Waters. Runoff from sulfide mining can create toxic sulfuric acid and cause mercury contamination—both of which could flow into the Boundary Waters and pollute this precious area. We need President Obama to make sure we don't risk this natural treasure by allowing dangerous ...

Sulfide Mining Overview Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness By CHRISTINE PAULU College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana EMILY BABCOCK William Mitchell College of Law, Minnesota Introduction Despite covering only 0.02 percent of the U.S. land area, metal mining operations result in

14-10-2020· According to a 2020 poll conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove, nearly 70% of registered voters in Minnesota want permanent protections from sulfide-ore copper mining for the Boundary Waters. This wild and special place deserves permanent protection from short term extractive interests that will ravage the land and pollute the water for the profit of a few, at the environmental, public …

Mining inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is not allowed. However, several mining companies would like to build mines very close to the wilderness. This type of mining is called sulfide mining, or strategic metals mining. One of the proposed mines, called Twin Metals, would be about 3 miles from the wilderness border. It is in the ...

Sulfide ore mining for copper and nickel, however, has never been attempted here. In the case of PolyMet, MCEA has led the fight for accountability and truly science-based decision making. MCEA lawyers and experts have time and again cast light on the flaws inherent in the PolyMet proposal, first in the environmental review and permitting process, and now in the courts.

As is true of most white Twin Citians, and Minnesotans in general, really, I first learned about copper sulfide mining risks in Minnesota through the lens of protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

Editor’s note: In publishing this article, the Co-op Journal aims to educate readers about the ongoing dialogue around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Since 2017, REI has advocated for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by joining the Boundary Water Business Coalition and by donating $18,500 to local nonprofit entities including Friends of the Boundary Waters ...

20-01-2018· The sulfide-ore mining process used to extract copper and nickel pollutes waters with acid, arsenic, mercury and lead. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton also declared lands adjacent to the Boundary ...

Consensus is building in Minnesota against sulfide mining and its potential disastrous impacts on Minnesota’s waters and environment. Yet despite the fact that copper-nickel sulfide ...

PolyMet, a Canadian mining company, wants to open a new type of mine near the Boundary Waters. There’s a lot of valuable copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and palladium in that area, and the ...

14-10-2020· According to a 2020 poll conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove, nearly 70% of registered voters in Minnesota want permanent protections from sulfide-ore copper mining for the Boundary Waters. This wild and special place deserves permanent protection from short term extractive interests that will ravage the land and pollute the water for the profit of a few, at the environmental, public …

Mining inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is not allowed. However, several mining companies would like to build mines very close to the wilderness. This type of mining is called sulfide mining, or strategic metals mining. One of the proposed mines, called Twin Metals, would be about 3 miles from the wilderness border. It is in the ...

Say no to copper-sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters. Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. September 21 at 6:18 AM · ·

25-06-2018· Today, The Wilderness Society, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Izaak Walton League of America, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, D.C., to prevent sulfide-ore mining at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.

ElyMinnesota.com’s Sulfide Mining Blog. Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Save Our Sky Blue Waters. Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Fish Health and Ecology. Wikipedia Article on Acid Mine Drainage

Editor’s note: In publishing this article, the Co-op Journal aims to educate readers about the ongoing dialogue around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Since 2017, REI has advocated for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by joining the Boundary Water Business Coalition and by donating $18,500 to local nonprofit entities including Friends of the Boundary Waters ...

20-01-2018· The sulfide-ore mining process used to extract copper and nickel pollutes waters with acid, arsenic, mercury and lead. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton also declared lands adjacent to the Boundary ...

Consensus is building in Minnesota against sulfide mining and its potential disastrous impacts on Minnesota’s waters and environment. Yet despite the fact that copper-nickel sulfide ...

PolyMet, a Canadian mining company, wants to open a new type of mine near the Boundary Waters. There’s a lot of valuable copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and palladium in that area, and the ...

10 percent of the newborns in Minnesota’s Lake Superior Basin already have blood mercury levels above the safe limit—likely because their mothers ate more fish, the primary source of mercury in people. Sulfide-ore copper mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters exposes local residents to …