The Fernberg Project road corridor stretches 15 miles east of Ely. The project includes mixed land ownership encompassing ...

Advocates say mining would create jobs and help the economy; opponents say mining will pollute the precious boundary waters.

The "Unleashing America's Energy" order, which Trump signed the day he took office, says undue burdens on mines should be ...

After former President Obama issued a mining moratorium in 2016, Donald Trump reversed it during his first term -- and ...

U.S. Forest Service officials who oversee the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) are once again pleading with visitors not to stockpile and hoard entry permits as the annual feeding frenzy ...

But that doesn’t begin to describe the last non-Indigenous resident of the Boundary Waters, a woman who ran a resort catering ...

Permits for summer trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year go on sale Wednesday. Why it matters: ...

President Trump has long been on the record to undo the Biden administration's ban on mining and there are several ways Trump can do that – administratively and through Congress. But the ...

While the political playing field has become more favorable for mining, the Republican’s proposals still face hurdles.

While the political playing field has become more favorable for mining, the Republican’s proposals still face hurdles.

Backers and opponents of a proposed copper mine near Ely, Minn., are gearing up for anticipated action from the incoming ...