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#Minnesota governor signs order to stop any #mining efforts in #BoundaryWaters #Wilderness

August 18, 2026

ELY, Minn. (AP) — "Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz on Tuesday suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the #BoundaryWatersCanoeArea Wilderness, four months after Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration lifted a federal ban.

"The cherished wild area stretches for about 150 miles (about 240 kilometers) in the #SuperiorNationalForest along Minnesota’s border with #Canada. Thousands of canoeists, kayakers and campers explore the wilderness each year.

" 'It’s our duty as Minnesotans to ensure the sacred place remains wild, pristine and unharmed,' Walz, a Democrat, said.

"#TwinMetalsMinnesotaLLC, a subsidiary of #Chile -based #AntofagastaMinerals, has been seeking to mine for #copper, #nickel and other precious metals in the #NationalForest since 2019. It insists it can be done so no waste rock is stored above ground, eliminating a potential source of acid.

"The canoe area lies within the national forest just downstream from the mine site, raising concerns that digging could cause pollution.

"In April, #Trump signed a resolution approved by Congress that lifts a 2023 federal moratorium on mining in the forest. He said it would create jobs and boost the #MiningIndustry.

:Walz’s order says Minnesota regulators will not participate as a cooperating agency in any federal environmental review of a nonferrous mining project in the #RainyRiver watershed, which is linked to #BoundaryWaters."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-boundary-water-mining-walz-4123863c7030bbdec88a2a2aa888fd61

#USPol #NoMining #ProtectTheSacred #ProtectTheForest #WaterIsLife #ForestsAreLife

US official says China-led supply chain a ‘hostage chain’ amid Pax Silica push

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/technology/united-states-jacob-helberg-pax-silica-china-hostage-supply-chain/

Mineradora canadense encerra operações em Cuba devido ao endurecimento das sanções dos EUA

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/05/09/mineradora-canadense-encerra-operacoes-em-cuba-devido-ao-endurecimento-das-sancoes-dos-eua/

Immigration detention of Global Ferronickel’s Joseph Sy illegal – Court of Appeals

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/court-appeals-decision-immigration-detention-global-ferronickels-joseph-sy/

Philippines, US sign deal on critical energy transition minerals

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/united-states-sign-critical-minerals-framewor/

Court orders removal of Nueva Vizcaya anti-mining barricade

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/court-orders-removal-nueva-vizcaya-anti-mining-barricade/

Detained mining tycoon Joseph Sy resigns from Global Ferronickel

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/joseph-sy-resigns-director-mining-firm-global-ferronickel/

Poor towns near nickel mines pay the price of energy transition – report

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/environment/poor-towns-nickel-mines-energy-transition-climate-rights-international-report/

'Extraction is the material foundation of a zero-carbon world. “#GreenCapitalism” can therefore sound like an oxymoron. How can capitalism ever be green if even the technologies and infrastructures needed to harness #renewableEnergy require digging several hundred new large-scale #mines in the span of a decade?'

#TheaRiofrancos on the #lithium boom and #extractivism

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/09/17/whats-underground/
https://archive.ph/eqk3H
#energyTransition #greenwashing #mining #miningIndustry #lithiumMining

A Global Mining Dataset

https://tech.marksblogg.com/icmm-mining-data.html

#HackerNews #GlobalMining #Dataset #DataAnalysis #TechNews #MiningIndustry

Church, local leaders push to end Davao Oriental mining over environmental ruin

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/davao-oriental-church-leaders-call-end-mining-environmental-damage/