Duluth Metals, a company quietly but rapidly assessing the mineral value of a gold, copper, platinum and paldium deposit outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, claims that additional drilling has located even more metal than previously.
The incredibly water-rich area, highly valued by the State of Minnesota for tourism, has attracted a number 0f projects in addition to Duluth Metals’ Nokomis Project, many located on public land, in the Superior National Forest.
Franconia is hoping to mine directly underneath Birch Lake; PolyMet has recently submitted a draft Environmental Impact Assessment for it’s massive proposed NorthMet Project, located in a large wetland area; and Kennecott has been exploring further south, in Aitkin and Carlton counties.
In 2006, Aitkin County, Minnesota, refused to allow Kennecott exploration access. Never a company that allows the opinion of local citizens to get in its way, Kennecott sued the county and continued with exploration.
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Eve Divine
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