ST. PAUL, Minn. – PolyMet Mining expressed disappointment at the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision remanding its air permit for a copper-nickel mine near Ely to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for reconsideration. The facts prove the can meet air quality standards are not in doubt, PolyMet said. The statement issued by the company didn’t address the charge that it provided different information in seeking the clean-air permit than it did in data provided to other government agencies for different purposes. PolyMet said it accounted for all the potential effects of the project and will expeditiously provide the supporting explanation requested by the court.
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PolyMet: The future is nickel
Verbatim: “Copper, nickel, palladium and cobalt are high demand metals for infrastructure projects and the production of electric vehicles and renewable and clean energy technologies including solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. These mineral resources need to be mined to support future clean energy and electric mobility technologies consistent with the priorities of the Biden Administration and as outlined in a June 2021 White House report on vulnerabilities within essential supply chains. Critical minerals such as those PolyMet will produce and large capacity batteries were two of the vulnerabilities identified in the 250-page report.