Federal lawmakers, led by Minnesota’s Republican Congressman Pete Stauber, spent Tuesday touring and hearing about mining opportunities on the Iron Range.
Senator Grant Hauschild (DFL - Hermantown) said Monday he received confirmation from Cleveland-Cliffs of their plans to reopen facilities in Babbitt and Silver Bay.
In the wake of Thursday's decision, there's been no shortage of reaction from folks on both sides, and those who would've been directly impacted by the construction of twin metals' proposed copper-nickel mine.
The ongoing tug-of war over whether mining should be allowed near the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been resurrected with strong opinions on both sides of the issue.