Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Northern Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the ...

In his statement, Stauber says his bill would reinstate mineral leases in the area, describing that Biden's decision to ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) reintroduced a bill on Jan. 21 to ban sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters ...

U.S. Forest Service officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) once again pleaded with visitors ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters of expanding mining and drilling near the Boundary Waters are cheering another ... that," said Julie Lucas with Mining Minnesota. In an interview with WCCO in December ...

The Fernberg Project road corridor stretches 15 miles east of Ely. The project includes mixed land ownership encompassing ...

A Minnesota Congressman has reintroduced a bill that would restore mineral permits and leases in parts of the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a move opposed by ...

For this Northern Minnesota lodge, the renewable energy source has made the difference between staying closed or reopening ...

Four college students are currently planning an 85 day, 1,200 mile canoe trip from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay.

The bill would also return two key federal mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota, the company vying to build an underground mine for copper and nickel near Ely In this file photo from 2010 ...