by Editorial Board at The Washington Times
Last month, Team Biden placed about 225,000 acres (about 350 square miles) in northern Minnesota off-limits to mining and mineral development.
The announcement specifically noted that the administration was: “[R]esponding to concerns regarding the potential impacts of mining on the area’s watershed, fish and wildlife, tribal and treaty rights, and robust recreation economy … This action will help protect the Rainy River watershed … from the potential adverse impacts of new mineral and geothermal exploration and development.”
That all seems about par for the course. Environmentalists complain about the possibility of mining, and their stooges in the administration comply and prevent mining in a certain area.
Here’s the problem. This area in northern Minnesota is home to some of the most impressive mineral deposits in North America. Rep. Pete Stauber, Minnesota Republican offered these thoughts in response: “[President] Biden banned mining in 225,000 acres of Minnesota’s Iron Range and locked up development of taconite, copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum-group elements, and more.”
“Not even one month ago,…
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