Twin Metals Pushes Plans for Copper, Precious-Metals Mine (1)

December 18, 2019, 8:40 PM UTCUpdated: December 18, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, after more than a decade of preparation, filed plans to construct a mine in Minnesota, seeking to tap one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper, nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group metals deposits.

The company, a subsidiary of Chile-based Antofagasta Plc, filed Dec. 18 for environmental review a mine plan of operations with the Bureau of Land Management and a scoping environmental assessment worksheet with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The filings kick off a multi-year scientific review and public-comment process before construction would begin at the mine. The mining project also faces a legal challenge; a ...

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