Fwd: Sulfide mining leases threaten huge areas of Northern Minnesota
From: patty guerrero (pattypaxicloud.com)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:17:55 -0700 (PDT)
I am forwarding this to the salon list in hopes that you will contact Gov. 
Dayton w/the message below.   it is so urgent, in no uncertain terms.
Thanks for doing something.  

Patty


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> From: Susu Jeffrey <susujeffrey [at] msn.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Sulfide mining leases threaten huge areas of Northern Minnesota
> Date: August 11, 2015 at 10:42:56 PM CDT
> To: Patty Guerrero <pattypax [at] icloud.com>
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> From: WaterLegacy <diadra [at] waterlegacy.org>
> Date: 8/11/2015 7:31 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: susujeffrey [at] msn.com
> Subject: Sulfide mining leases threaten huge areas of Northern Minnesota
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> Dear Susu, 
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> The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has just announced the 
> auction of mineral leases for sulfide mining across a wide swath of 
> Northeastern Minnesota. 103,000 acres of land in Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, 
> Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching and St. Louis Counties, including private lands 
> and areas of high biodiversity, are now threatened. The deadline for your 
> comments is August 21.
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> Please Tell Governor Dayton and the Executive Council not to Approve new 
> Mineral Leases. 
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> Why should you be concerned about these non-ferrous mineral leases?
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> State mineral leasing would give mining companies the power to condemn 
> privately owned lands, whether or not the owners want to sell to mining 
> companies.
> Drilling for copper, nickel and other minerals can contaminate groundwater, 
> pollute surface waters, damage wetlands, and disrupt resort businesses with 
> excessive noise.
> Mineral leasing would open up huge areas of the Cloquet and St. Louis Rivers 
> and the Lake Superior, Boundary Waters, and Mississippi River watersheds to 
> potential sulfide mining. 
> The track record of sulfide mining in water-rich areas like ours is dismal. 
> Every sulfide mine in a water-rich area has resulted in contamination of 
> surface and/or groundwater with acid mine drainage and/or toxic metals. 
> Sulfide mine pollution has created huge taxpayer liabilities for pollution 
> cleanup in communities across the United States.
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> Governor Dayton and the other members of the State’s Executive Council must 
> reject sulfide mining leasing and prospecting: 1) unless Minnesota laws are 
> changed to protect property owners; 2) until a comprehensive analysis of 
> prospecting and sulfide mining is completed to ensure that Minnesota’s 
> taxpayers and water resources in the Mississippi River, Lake Superior, and 
> Boundary Waters watersheds will be safeguarded.
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> Take action today. Tell Governor Dayton and the Executive Council to Stop all 
> Sulfide Mining Mineral Leases until New Laws are Written to Protect Minnesota 
> Landowners, Local Businesses, and Clean Water Resources. 
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> Thank you for taking action today to protect Minnesota landowners, small 
> businesses, taxpayers and clean water from prospecting and sulfide mining.
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> Sincerely yours,
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> Diadra Decker
> WaterLegacy Board President
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