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Should mining be allowed in the BWCA watershed?

The closed LTV Steel taconite plant remains abandoned near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. However, the site, which closed in 2000, could see new life as a part of Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine owned by PolyMet. Polymet now has permission to begin the permit application process. Jim Mone | AP
The closed LTV Steel taconite plant remains abandoned near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. However, the site, which closed in 2000, could see new life as a part of Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine owned by PolyMet. Polymet now has permission to begin the permit application process. Jim Mone | AP

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