Projections boosted for planned copper-nickel mine near Ely
June 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm in Duluth News Tribune
New data suggest that a proposed mine near Ely contains one of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and precious metals, along with some of the largest platinum and palladium resources outside South Africa, the company planning the mine told analysts Wednesday. Continue Reading
Mining occurs where the minerals are. In this case, they are outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, not inside where mining is not allowed by law. We need the copper, nickel and paladium, not to mention the associated jobs. Good to see early projections of adequate minerals to make the mines profitable and able to employ northeastern Minnesotans.
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