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PolyMet Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Released December 6, 2013
Released December 6, 2013
2.169 Pages / 132 MB
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Cover
Signature Page
EIS Front Matter
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - EIS Development
Chapter 3 - Proposed Action and Alternatives
Chapter 4 - Affected Environment
Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences
Chapter 6 - Cumulative Effects
Chapter 7 - Comparison of Alternatives and Other NEPA Considerations
Chapter 8 - Major Differences of Opinion
Appendix A - Thematic Responses to DEIS Comments
Appendix B - Underground Mining Alternative Position Paper
Appendix C - Tribal Position Supporting Paper
PolyMet (NorthMet) Mining Project and Land Exchange
Preliminary Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
May 10, 2013
Preliminary Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
May 10, 2013
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| nmeteis_chapt00.01_tableofcontents_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt00.02_listoftables_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt00.03_listoffigures_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt00.04_acronymsabbreviations_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt00.05_glossary_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt00.06_exsum_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt01.00_intro_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt02.00_eisdev_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt03.00_propactionandalts_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt04.00_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt05.00_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt06.00_cumulativeeffects_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_chapt07.00_compalternatives_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_x.00_listofpreparers_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_x.01_references_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_x.02_index_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_x.a_appendixa_draft_psdeis.pdf |
| nmeteis_x.b_appendixb_draft_psdeis.pdf |
Minnesota Environmental Partnership:
2013 Minnesota Environmental Priorities Survey
(PowerPoint)
2013 Minnesota Environmental Priorities Survey
(PowerPoint)
PolyMet: NorthMet Adaptive Water Management Plan
U.N. Universal Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth
/uploads/7/1/3/4/7134305/final_universal_declaration_of_the_rights_of_mother_earth_april_22_2010.pdf
/uploads/7/1/3/4/7134305/final_universal_declaration_of_the_rights_of_mother_earth_april_22_2010.pdf
Tribal Response (Final) to PolyMet's DEIS
The following documents are the responses of three tribes to Polymet's environmental study - Bois Forte, Fon du Lac, Grand Portage. These responses were submitted in 2009. The responses were edited in to the DEIS and are highlighted in blue.
| e-mail_tribal_cooperating_agency_positions_on_pdeis_of_july_28_2009.pdf |
| 2_0_scoping_process_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 3_0_proposed_action_and_project_alternatives_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_1_water_resources_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_2_wetlands_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_3_vegetation_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_5_fish_and_macroinvertebrates_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_6_air_chapter_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_7_noise_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_8_cultural_resources_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_9_compatibility_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_10_socioeconomics_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_11_visual_resources_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_13_geotechnical_stability_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 4_14_cumulative_effects_tribal_language_final.doc |
| 5_0_comparison_of_alternatives_tribal_language_final.doc |
| tribal_literature_cited_.doc |
Full Guidebook to Evaluating Mining Project EIAs [EISs]
| full-guidebook.pdf |
U.S. Steel Keetac EIS
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/input/environmentalreview/keetac/final_eis/keetac_mine_expanion_feis.pdf
Appendix M - Wild Rice
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/input/environmentalreview/keetac/final_eis/keetac_mine_expanion_feis.pdf
Minntac Water Inventory Reduction Project - Draft EIS
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_view/gid,9610
Essar Steel Draft EIS
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/input/environmentalreview/essar/essar_dseis_text.pdf
Appendix 2: Public Comment Responses on Essar Draft EIS
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/input/environmentalreview/essar/essar_fseis_appendix_2_responses_to_comments.pdf
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples:
Extractive Industries Operating Within or Near Indigenous Territories
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/18session/A-HRC-18-35_en.pdf
Letter from Tinka Hype, EPA Director/Water Division to Sen. Bakk and Rep. Dill - May 13, 2011
Grand Portage Comments on the PolyMet Complete Preliminary DEIS
| gdportage-cpdeis_1_26_09_cover_let_205_.pdf |
Fond du Lac Elders Proclamation on Sulfide Mining
| the_fond_du_lac_reservation.docx |
Wild Rice Monitoring and Abundance in the 1854 Ceded Territory (1998-2010) Report by 1854 Treaty Authority
| rep_wr_monitoring_2010.pdf |
Wild Rice Resource Guide - 1854 Treaty Authority
Wild Rice Management at Bois Forte
Leech Lake Proposal - Wild Rice/Waterfowl Habitat 2011-2014
List of Wild Rice Waters in 1854 Ceded Territory
Minnesota DNR Studies
Natural Wild Rice in Minnesota (2008 Study)
| 20080215_wildricestudy.pdf |
Minnesota Natural Wild Rice Harvester Survey (2007)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Wild Rice Based Sulfate Water Quality Standard Review Timeline (12/8/10)
Wild Rice/Sulfate Protocol Development Discussion Document
Standards Overview
Summary of Feedback on Hypothesis
Straw Proposal for Breakout Discussion
The Sulfate Standard to Protect Wild Rice Study Protocol
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=16356
Response of Wild Rice to Selected Aquatic Herbicides
http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/trel03-14.pdf
Sources and Fate of Sulfate in NE Minnesota Watersheds:
A Minerals Coordinating Committee Progress Report
| so4paperprogreport_7_2008__3_.pdf |
Sulfate and Mercury Chemistry of the St. Louis River
in Northeastern Minnesota
| slr-hg-berndtdnr12-15-09.pdf |
Mineland Sulfate Release in Saint Louis River Basin:
Proposal Request
| 028-a3.pdf |
Regional Copper-Nickel Study
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
1979
Volume 3 - Chapter 4: Water Resources
| vol3chap4_-_copper-nickel_study.pdf |
Volume 3 - Chapter 5: Noise in the Environment
| vol3chap5.pdf |
Volume 4 - Chapter 1: Aquatic Biology Resources
| vol4chap1.pdf |
Sulfate Mining in the Great Lakes / Slideshow
http://www.slideshare.net/NationalWildlife/sulfide-mining-in-upper-great-lakes
http://www.slideshare.net/NationalWildlife/sulfide-mining-in-upper-great-lakes
The Economic Role of Metal Mining in Minnesota:
Past, Present, and Future
http://www.mncenter.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6M0OTaRssSY%3d&tabid=179
Mining in Minnesota's Iron Range: Past and Present Perspectives
http://www.friends-bwca.org/wp-content/uploads/mn_mining_economics_power.pdf
Environmental Impacts from Mining
http://www.techtransfer.osmre.gov/NTTMainSite/Library/hbmanual/epa530c/chapter3.pdf
The Economic Impact of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Mining On the State of Minnesota And on the Arrowhead Region and Douglas County, WI
http://www.ironrangeresources.org/_site_components/documents/user/aboutreports-publications230.pdf
Acid Mine Drainage and Effects on Fish Health and Ecology: A Review
http://reclamationresearch.net/publications/Final_Lit_Review_AMD.pdf
AMD Environmental Issues:
Underground and Surface Mining of Sulfide Minerals
http://mn.water.usgs.gov/projects/tesnar/2011/Presentations/Brumleve%20-%20%20Bad%20River_%20AMD%20Presentation.pdf
Mining on Lake Superior: Past. Present, Future
http://www.glu.org/en/system/files/Mining_Lake_Superior_2011Nov1_1.pdf
The Lake Superior Iron Ranges: Geology and Mining
http://mn.water.usgs.gov/projects/tesnar/2011/Presentations/CannonIron%20ranges.pdf
Minnesota Metallic Mineral Exploration
http://www.lvpmn.org/_site_components/documents/user/Laurentian%20Vission%20May%202011%20John%20Engesser%20DNR.pdf
Geology and Mineral Resources of the Central Mesabi Range
http://www.d.umn.edu/prc/MMEW/2011%20MMEW%20PPTs/Field%20Trip%20Overview.pdf
Geology and Stratigraphy of the Central Mesabi Iron Range
| full-guidebook.pdf |
Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative
Sulfide Geology and G-Tac/Penokee Mine
Hematite and Magnetite Article:
| wisconsin_citizens_media_co-op_3.pdf |
Hematite Addendum:
| wisconsin_citizens_media_co-op_6.pdf |
Marcia Bjornerud Testimony:
| wisconsin_citizens_media_co-op_1.pdf |
Hardrock Studies by Ann Maest & Jim Kuipers
Comparison of Predicted and Actual Water Quality at Hardrock Mines: The Reliability of Predictions in Environmental Impact Statements:
| comparisonsreportfinal.pdf |
Predicting Water Quality at Hardrock Mines: Methods and Models, Uncertainties, and State-of-the-Art:
| predictionsreportfinal.pdf |
Predicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mine: A Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice:
| predictionscomparisonswhitepaperfinal.pdf |
Hardrock Mining: Risks to Community Health
http://www.earthworksaction.org/files/publications/MiningHealthReport_WVE.pdf?pubs/MiningHealthReport_WVE.pdf
Duluth Metals Nickel Projects in Minnesota
http://www.duluthmetals.com/i/pdf/DM-November-1-2011-Americas-Nickel-Conference.pdf
What are Tailings? - Their Nature and Production
http://www.tailings.info/tailings.htm
WaterLegacy.com - Wild Rice and the Sulfide Standard Fact Sheet
| waterlegacy.docx |
Risk and Regulation in the Mining Industry
http://mn.water.usgs.gov/projects/tesnar/2011/Presentations/Russellusgs%20risk%20and%20regulation.pdf
EPA's Polymet DEIS Findings-
"Environmentally Unsatisfactory & Inadequate"
| epa_northmet_rating.pdf |
Department of Interior Response to Polymet DEIS
| doi_usfws_deis_findings.pdf |
Articles by Al Gedicks
Resisting Resource Colonialism in the Lake Superior Region
http://www.zcommunications.org/contents/180634/print
Racism and Resource Colonization
http://www.wrpc.net/racism.html
Native Resistance to Multinational Mining Corporations in Wisconsin
http://www.wrpc.net/articles/native-resistance-to-multinational-mining-corporations-in-wisconsin/
Defending a Common Home: Native/non-Native Alliances Against Mining Corporations in Wisconsin
http://www.wrpc.net/articles/defending-a-common-home-nativenon-native-alliances-against-mining-corporations-in-wisconsin/
Corporate Strategies for Overcoming Local Resistance to New Mining Projects
http://www.wrpc.net/articles/67/
War on Subsistence: Exxon Minerals/Rio Algom vs. WATER (Watershed Alliance to End Environmental Racism)
http://www.wrpc.net/articles/war-on-subsistence-exxon-mineralsrio-algom-vs-water-watershed-alliance-to-end-environmental-racism/
What You Should Know About Exxon's Proposed Crandon/Mole Lake Mine
http://www.wrpc.net/reports/
What's the Rush on Mine Permitting?
http://www.wrpc.net/articles/whats-the-rush-on-mine-permitting/
Articles by Len Anderson
The Validity of the Wild Rice Standard
| the_validity_of_the_wild_rice_standard_anderson_i.pdf |
Wild Rice and Sulfates
| wild_rice_and_sulfates_sept_2009_web.pdf |
Duluth News Tribune Series on Sulfide Mining
| in_sulfate_debate.docx |
| in_the_st.docx |
| why_effects_can_vary_among_waterways_with_the_same_amount.docx |
| scientists_find_link_between_sulfate.docx |
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness - Sulfide Mining Overview
| sulfide_mining_overview.pdf |
EPA - Acid Mine Drainage
| epa-what-is-acid-mine-drainage1.pdf |
Save Our Sky Blue Waters - What is Sulfide Mining Pamphlet
| web_ready_pamphlet.pdf |
Impact of Sulfide Mining
| sulfide_mining-environmental_impacts.pdf |
Streamlining Pollution in Minnesota
/uploads/7/1/3/4/7134305/headwatersnews.net
streamlining_pollution_in_minnesota__headwaters.pdfweeblylink_new_window
streamlining_pollution_in_minnesota__headwaters.pdfweeblylink_new_window
Mineral Rights Ownership in Minnesota
| mineralownership.pdf |
Great Lake Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Resources
Threats to Wild Plants in the Ceded Territories
Anishinaabe Manoomin - Excellent Resource on Manoomin
Ricing with Tommy Sky - Excellent Resource for Children
Our Great Lakes Commons: A People's Plan to Protect the Great Lakes Forever
http://onthecommons.org/sites/default/files/GreatLakes-Final-Mar2011(2).pdf
Sustainable Chequamegon Initiative Strategic Plan
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/communities/documents/StrategicPlan.pdf
Downloadable Protect Our Manoomin Pamphlet
| pom_pamphlet_2.docx |
Action Alert: Protect Our Manoomin Rally at Governor's Fishing Opening
| action_alert_for_fishing_opener.pdf |
Article on Rally - Duluth News Tribune
| duluth_news_tribune_article_on_rally.pdf |
Rally Flyer
| flyer_for_rally.pdf |
PRESS RELEASE - Protect Our Manoomin Rally on May 4
| press_release_-_rally.pdf |
