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.

Full Guidebook to Evaluating Mining Project EIAs [EISs]

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

Fond du Lac Elders Proclamation on Sulfide Mining

Wild Rice Monitoring and Abundance in the 1854 Ceded Territory (1998-2010) Report by 1854 Treaty Authority

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)

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 

Sulfate and Mercury Chemistry of the St. Louis River
in Northeastern Minnesota

Mineland Sulfate Release in Saint Louis River Basin:
Proposal Request

Regional Copper-Nickel Study
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
1979

Volume 3 - Chapter 4: Water Resources

Volume 3 - Chapter 5: Noise in the Environment

Volume 4 - Chapter 1: Aquatic Biology Resources

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

Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative
Sulfide Geology and G-Tac/Penokee Mine

_Hematite and Magnetite Article:

Hematite Addendum:

Marcia Bjornerud Testimony:

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

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"

Department of Interior Response to Polymet DEIS

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

Wild Rice and Sulfates

Duluth News Tribune Series on Sulfide Mining

Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness - Sulfide Mining Overview

EPA - Acid Mine Drainage

Save Our Sky Blue Waters - What is Sulfide Mining Pamphlet

Impact of Sulfide Mining

Streamlining Pollution in Minnesota

Mineral Rights Ownership in Minnesota 

Great Lake Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission Resources

Threats to Wild Plants in the Ceded Territories

Anishinaabe Manoomin - Excellent Resource on Manoomin

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 

Action Alert: Protect Our Manoomin Rally at Governor's Fishing Opening

Article on Rally - Duluth News Tribune

Rally Flyer 

PRESS RELEASE - Protect Our Manoomin Rally on May 4