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LaDuke: Tamarack mine offers several questions, fewer answers
Critics say the project lacks plans for waste, acid drainage and processing as Talon Metals seeks to move 12 million tons of ore.
- The Minnesota DNR is accepting public comments on the Talon Tamarack North Project, a proposed nickel mine covering nearly 32 square miles of Aitkin County.
- Talon Metals partnered with British and Canadian mining giant Rio Tinto Zinc, though critics cite the company's history in Papua New Guinea, where operations on the island of Bougainville resulted in 15,000 deaths.
- Groundwater sits less than a foot from the surface on 77% of the area, and construction and operation could pump 2.6 million gallons of water daily from the aquifer, threatening wetlands from the Boundary Waters to Sandy Lake.
- Industry trends show nickel batteries are becoming obsolete as Tesla and others pivot to efficient sodium ion alternatives, potentially rendering the project's focus outdated.
- The Talon has no clear plan for processing 12 million tons of high-grade ore, with potential sites in North Dakota and Michigan requiring thousands of truck and train loads.
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