Polymet Mining Corp (PLM)

[Robert H]

Good news for Polymet

HIBBING — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its review of the preliminary supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the development of Polymet’s Minnesota copper and nickel mine.

Polymet Mining President and CEO Jon Cherry made the announcement Tuesday during the Canada Connections business event held at Hibbing Community College.

The EPA sent a letter Aug. 7 to the U.S. Forest Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In it, the EPA provided constructive recommendations for preparing the draft EIS for additional public feedback, according to a news release from Polymet.

The letter indicated that the project had made progress, the agency’s questions had been answered and it looked forward to the project moving forward, Cherry said.

“It is a very important letter from the EPA sent to lead regulator agencies,” he added.