Video: What's at Stake in the Twin Metals Mining Project?

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Written By Ben Woods

By David Gillette for PBS

As of 2019, there are no copper-nickel mines in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area watershed, but Twin Metals, a Minnesota-owned subsidiary of Antofagasta, is hoping to change that. David Gillette traveled to Ely, Minnesota, the community closest to the proposed mine site, to learn about the geology, the environmental concerns and the competing politics behind this controversial project.

Ben Woods https://ben@campingedu.org
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