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PolyMet Mining (TSX:POM,NYSE:PLM) announced that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is working towards an early spring completion of the final environmental impact statement for the NorthMet project. Department of Natural Resources commissioner told officials that a correct final EIS will help the permitting process flow smoothly.
According to the press release, Minnesota officials spoke to a mining forum about the project:
“My goal is to have the EIS out the door early next spring,” DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr told about 80 elected officials representing cities and towns across Minnesota’s Iron Range who gathered this week for a mining forum in Virginia, Minn. The forum was sponsored by the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools.
Jon Cherry, President and CEO of PolyMet, said:
We appreciate the tremendous amount of work and resources the agencies are devoting to ensure the final EIS is thorough and responds appropriately to the public comments on the draft EIS. There is an enormous amount of hard work going into this critically important final phase of the environmental review.
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