The vote to allow mining near the protected wilderness area came over the objection of Democrats and two Republicans.

In January, Congressional Republicans moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe ...

The US Senate voted to end a 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters, sparking environmental concerns and legal threats.

The U.S. Senate voted 50–49 Thursday to reverse a 20-year federal moratorium on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

The government previously protected more than 225,000 acres of land in Minnesota's Superior National Forest from the ...

By Ernest Scheyder April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to overturn former President Joe Biden's ...

The push to end the ban comes as a Chilean mining company is looking to open a copper mine in the Superior National Forest on ...

The Senate repealed the Biden-era moratorium that safeguarded America’s most-visited wilderness, with the measure now going ...

After Senator Tina Smith staged a protest Wednesday night to block a vote on a bill that would allow mining in the Boundary ...

The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could ...

Copper has climbed from roughly $9,173 per metric ton in April 2025 to nearly $12,951 per metric ton in early 2026, a move driven by structural demand from electric vehicles, data center buildouts, ...

AMMAN — The Lower House on Sunday approved by majority vote a draft law ratifying an executive agreement to evaluate, develop, and exploit copper and associated minerals in the Abu Khushaibehregion of ...