Trump Vows to Open Minnesota's Superior National Forest to Mines
- Obama moved to block thousands of acres before leaving office
- Trump says ‘first steps’ being taken to reverse decision
Superior National Forest, Minnesota.
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President Donald Trump vowed to keep open large swaths of lands in Minnesota’s remote Superior National Forest to mining, a move that could benefit a copper-nickel project being pursued by Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a subsidiary of Antofagasta Plc.
Speaking at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Wednesday, Trump said his administration would soon be “taking the first steps” to rescind a move made in the final days of the Obama administration to make hundreds of thousands of acres in the national forest off-limits to industrial activity.