Senate Votes to Lift 20-Year Mining Ban in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest

The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 on April 16, to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the Biden administration on 225,504 acres of Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, sending the resolution to President Donald Trump for his expected signature. This decision paves the way for Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chile-based Antofagasta, to pursue copper, nickel, […] The post Senate Votes to Lift 20-Year Mining Ban in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest appeared first on the deep dive.