The technologies and infrastructure we rely on every day begin with minerals. Copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum group metals, manganese, titanium, helium and other resources are essential to energy, transportation, manufacturing, technology and the modern economy.
As demand for these materials grows, Minnesota has an opportunity to help meet it. Our state has significant mineral resources, generations of mining expertise, and a rigorous regulatory framework for evaluating new projects. Minnesota has also established a standard of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040, a transition that will require substantial mineral inputs.
The minerals will be mined somewhere. Minnesota has the resources, expertise and standards to be part of where they come from.
