Resources – MiningMinnesota

MiningMinnesota empowers our members and the community to amplify a powerful voice for industrial development. Please use the resources below to learn more about responsible development in Minnesota. We encourage you to use these resources to inform your conversations with family, friends and peers. If you love the environment, we encourage you to get involved and be a positive influence on mining. All information we make available through our website is informed by science and facts.

Together, we can spread the positive message of nonferrous mining projects in Minnesota. Thank you.

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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Who is MiningMinnesota? We’re a diverse group of organizations, companies and individuals who are proud to give voice to the positive impacts of responsible natural resource development.

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THE PROOF IS IN THE PERMIT

If a company demonstrates it will meet all state and federal standards, then it will not harm the environment. We don’t need Prove it First legislation. The proof is in the permit.

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THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS

If we mine responsibly in Minnesota, if we protect our natural resources while procuring the minerals we need, our state can set the standard for the rest of the world.

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RESPECT THE RESOURCE

Advancing and sustaining clean energy technologies in accordance with the Paris Agreement will require a complete transformation of the U.S. economy, beginning with our transportation and energy infrastructure.

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UNDERSTANDING PROVE IT FIRST

Nonferrous mining has already been done or is still taking place safely in Wisconsin and Michigan. Read through concerns and existing solutions that disprove a need for the proposed ‘Prove It First’ bill in Minnesota.

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SCIENCE TEACHER RESOURCES

Resources for science teachers including information and links for agencies, associations, books, podcasts, online classrooms & virtual field trips that outline Minnesota’s geological resources, current mining operations, and proposed mining projects.

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MINNESOTA FUN FACTS

What is Minnesota best known for? We have incredible natural resources including over 12,000 lakes and over 17 million acres of forest land. We also have world deposits of copper, nickel, and helium. Check out the stats on proposed mining projects across the Northland.

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