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Senate votes to end ban on mining in Boundary Waters

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 · 4h · on MSN
Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta.

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 · 1h
US Senate vote allows mining near Boundary Waters, ending 20-year ban
mlive · 1h
Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
 · 1h
Bill allowing mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters waiting for Trump's signature
Senate Republicans voted to end the ban on mining in the northern Iowa wilderness.

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 · 6h
Senate votes to allow mining near Minnesota wilderness
 · 6h
Minnesota lawmakers respond to overturning of mining ban near BWCA
 · 1h
Republicans deployed a little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining
Critics say it’s dangerous because it enables public rules and regulations based on years of research to be quickly overturned with little debate.

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Courthouse News Service · 16h
Senate Republicans scrap mining ban in Minnesota's Boundary Waters preserve
 · 20h
'It is a sacred place': Sen. Smith leads effort to protect BWCAW as Senate votes to overturn ban on copper-nickel mining
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Blue Lagoon Reaches 100 Tonnes Per Day Milestone, Doubles Production Crew With Second Mining Contractor and Advances Toward 150 Tonnes Per Day

Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (the "Company") (CSE: BLLG; OTCQB: BLAGF; FSE:7BL) is pleased to provide an operational update from its 100-per-cent-owned Dome Mountain gold and silver mine near Smithers,
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Vote allows developers to reapply for mining rights, but mine still years away

The Senate’s vote on Thursday, April 16, to end a ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness reignites a yearslong fight over a proposed copper-nickel mine just outside of some of the state’s most protected and pristine waters.
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Police bust illegal mining operation at growing tourist destination: 'Not a minor violation'

Five individuals were arrested in early February in connection with the operation of an illegal mining site at Barobo in the Philippine province of Surigao del Sur. As GMA Network
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Silver X Mining Corp. Announces Appointment of Mark NJ Ashcroft to Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2026 / Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV:AGX)(OTCQB:AGXPF)(F:AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") a precious-metals exploration, development, and production company operating a multi-asset platform in Peru,

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