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News
Associated Press
December 10, 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Supporters of a proposed copper-nickel mining project on Minnesota's Iron Range are touting the jobs the $600 million PolyMet mine would create.
Labor organizations brought in scores of PolyMet supporters and area communities and Chambers of Commerce also sent delegations to Aurora Wednesday night for the first of 2 public meetings on the project.
Supporter Steve Ryan says, "We need the jobs."
The proposal would create two open pit mines to recover copper and nickel. The PolyMet project is expcted to create 400 new jobs and an estimated 500 additional spinoff jobs in northeastern Minnesota, where the area's mining economy is still suffering from the recession.
But opponents worry about increased air emissions and potential damage to wetlands.
A second meeting is set Thursday night in Blaine.
