The House passed a measure that would overturn a Biden administration ban on mining in northern Minnesota and bar future administrations from imposing a similar restriction on the region, which has untapped critical mineral reserves.
On Wednesday, the House voted 214-208 to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution authored by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) that would end the Biden administration’s 20-year mining ban on 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest.
The region contains untapped reserves of copper, nickel, and cobalt. These critical minerals are necessary for technology applications in the energy and defense sectors. The resolution comes as the Trump administration has pushed to boost the domestic supply of critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, which controls the global supply.
“We need these minerals
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