Request the DNR Cancel Mining Lease in the Boundary Waters
HJR140 allows the mining of federal lands in the BWCA, However, Twin Metals has failed to meet 2 requirements of its lease: they must be actively engaged in mining, and they must have paid Minnesota at least $100,000 in royalty payments during a single calendar year. These failures give the MN DNR legal authority to cancel their mining lease. This move stops Twin Metals mining on the state Land under contract and establishes a precedent for future mining contract cancellations.
Contact Governor Walz and DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen: Request the Twin Metals' lease be canceled
Contact Info:
Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
Email Us / Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan https://mn.gov/governor/connect/contact-us/contact-form.jsp
Telephone: 651-201-3400, Toll Free: 800-657-3717
Sarah Strommen, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner
Email: info.dnr@state.mn.us
Call: 651-296-6157 or 888-MINNDNR (646-6367)
Sample Script:
Ask Governor Walz to direct the DNR to exercise its legal authority and cancel Twin Metals’ state mineral lease.
• Twin Metals has had 35 years and has failed to meet lease requirements
• DNR now has both the authority and fiduciary duty to cancel this lease
• The Boundary Waters is irreplaceable. Minnesota must stand up against a relentless federal assault on our clean water
(Friends of the Boundary Waters)
Resources:
https://www.friends-bwca.org/blog/minnesota-has-the-power-to-stop-twin-metals-heres-how/
https://www.friends-bwca.org/tell-mn-dnr-to-cancel-twin-metals-mineral-lease/
What happens now for the BWCA? Your questions answered | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy https://www.mncenter.org/what-happens-now-bwca-your-questions-answered?emci=35664ca3-a25a-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&emdi=616c8c41-5c5b-f111-8fcb-000d3a18905c&ceid=12072907