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A new environmental report on the PolyMet mine 

 and environmentalists opposing the project and mining supporters will both be looking for evidence to support their position.  


MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Bill Hanna, the executive editor of the Mesabi Daily News, based in Virginia, about how the mining debate is playing out in northern Minnesota.

Map: Sites of proposed copper-nickel mines

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MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Bill Hanna, the executive editor of the Mesabi Daily News, based in Virginia, about how the mining debate is playing out in northern Minnesota.

Let's go up to the Iron Range now for more on the proposed copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes. A new environmental report on the PolyMet mine is due out on Friday and environmentalists opposing the project and mining supporters will both be looking for evidence to support their position.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Bill Hanna, who's executive editor of the Mesabi Daily News, based in Virginia, about how the mining debate is playing out in northern Minnesota.

Many supporters of copper mining focused on jobs

A yard sign shows Childers' support for mining.

Many supporters of copper mining focused on jobs

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