Biden Deals Blow to Proposed Minnesota Mining Project (2)

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new environmental review of a proposed mine near a popular national wilderness area in Minnesota.

The decision, announced by the Interior and Agriculture departments, kickstarts the process for a potential 20-year withdrawal of federal lands from mining around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. It would implement a two-year ban on new prospecting permits and leases in the region near the protected wilderness.

The environmental analysis also would pose another obstacle for Twin Metals, the mining company that has sought for more than a decade to move forward on ...