by Ann Meyer
January 30, 2022
MENOMINEE—Opponents of the Back Forty mine project near Stephenson viewed two news events concerning mines in Minnesota last week as promising in their fight against a corporation interested in digging a mine west of the City of Stephenson.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to reject pending mineral lease rights and prospecting permits for Twin Metals in a national forest near the Boundary Waters in Minnesota was considered a victory for anti-mining activists, while a Minnesota Court of Appeals order delayed a decision on a Poly Met mine near fresh water. The court referred the case back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for further study.
