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U.S. Interior Department Opens Minnesota Wilderness To Copper Mining

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According to a report by Reuters, on Wednesday, the US Interior Department renewed two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota, a key to step to opening the popular wilderness and recreation area to copper mining despite opposition from local and national conservation groups.

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