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environment7 days ago•5 min saved

Walz uses executive authority to shield Boundary Waters from copper mining

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order directing state agencies to block copper, nickel and other nonferrous mining within the Boundary Waters watershed, halt new environmental reviews for such proposals, and refrain from cooperating with federal reviews. The move effectively ends the Twin Metals project near Ely, underscores a political clash over mining in the Duluth Complex, and is non-permanent, potentially reversible by future administrations or legislation. The action follows a complex history of federal decisions on mineral withdrawals and mining bans in the BWCA region.

via MPR News|

#boundary-waters #copper-mining #environment

world4 months ago•6 min saved

US intensifies Peru outreach as election nears amid rising Chinese influence

Washington is stepping up outreach to Peru ahead of Sunday’s election, designating it a major non-NATO ally to deepen defense ties and attract investment, as Peru’s copper sector and the Cosco-led Chancay port underscore China’s trade dominance. With political volatility and more than 30 candidates, the vote could shape how aggressively the United States counters Beijing’s influence and protects access to critical minerals.

via Reuters|

#chancay-megaport #china-influence #copper-mining

archaeology6 months ago•27 min saved

5,000-Year-Old Sinai Panel Shows Egypt’s Early Copper-Driven Conquest

Archaeologists have identified a 5,000-year-old rock panel at Wadi Khamila in Sinai depicting an Egyptian victor subduing a bound local, with iconography and inscriptions linking the scene to the god Min and the copper-rich frontier. The discovery suggests an early, religion-justified Egyptian expansion into Sinai to secure mineral resources, constituting paleocolonialism and revealing a broader imperial network centered on copper mining.

via ZME Science|

#ancient-egypt #archaeology #copper-mining

politics7 months ago•4 min saved

House advances bid to lift BWCAW mining ban, sends measure to Senate

The U.S. House voted to advance HJR 140 to overturn the 20-year mining ban around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by withdrawing lands from Public Land Order 7917 under the Congressional Review Act; if the Senate approves and the president signs, the ban would be nullified, a move supporters say would unlock critical minerals from the Duluth Complex while critics warn of environmental and tribal impacts.

via kare11.com|

#boundary-waters #congressional-review-act #copper-mining

human-rights2 years ago•9 min saved

"Human Rights Violations: Forced Evictions Plague DRC's Cobalt and Copper Mines"

The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in forced evictions, sexual assault, arson, and beatings, according to a report by Amnesty International and Initiative pour la Bonne Gouvernance et les Droits Humains (IBGDH). Multinational companies seeking to expand mining operations have forced communities from their homes and farmland, leading to grievous human rights abuses. The demand for cobalt and copper, essential for rechargeable batteries used in electric cars and mobile phones, has created a scramble for these metals, causing further exploitation and violations of human rights in the DRC.

via Amnesty International|

#cobalt-mining #copper-mining #democratic-republic-of-the-congo