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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer

What to know about Biden's proposed 20-year mining moratorium

Trees grow along the shoreline of the Kawishiwi River.
The shoreline of the Kawishiwi River Wednesday, June 12, 2019 near Ely, Minn. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn. and close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News 2019

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The Biden administration has ordered a study that could lead to a 20-year ban on new mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The study could deal a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely.

Host Cathy Wurzer was joined by MPR News reporter Dan Kraker to get more on what’s unfolding.

To read the full story, click here: Feds propose 20-year mining moratorium in the watershed of the Boundary Waters.

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