About 400 people attended the public meeting, an event the company's CEO called a major milestone in its more than decade-long effort to open the state's first copper-nickel mine.

AURORA -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Tuesday night laid out how it will move ahead with developing the permits needed by PolyMet Mining Co. for what would be the state's first ...

AURORA, Minn. – The second of three hearings on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine drew hundreds of supporters who hope the project returns jobs and needed revenue to the Iron Range in ...

Supporters of the Polymet Mining Corp.'s mining proposal at the St. Paul RiverCentre Jan. 28, 2014, for the third public hearing on the controversial proposal. (Matthew Hintz / For MPR News) The ...

From the column: "The problem with PolyMet has always been the proposal itself. Basic concepts such as how the mine would be financed or how it would protect the water of people downstream were ...

HOYT LAKES, Minn. – After years of planning and contention, the derelict taconite complex in Hoyt Lakes is closer than ever to hosting Minnesota's first copper-nickel mining operation. Backed by ...

DULUTH, Minn. - PolyMet Mining Co. on Thursday submitted its massive application for a state permit to mine, the first ever for a copper mine in Minnesota.The more-than-15,000-page document, years ...

The governor said of Minnesota and the PolyMet project, “I think we can do things right.” The record to date is not encouraging.