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Bruce Westerman: again, I can't emphasize this enough: There is not going to be any mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. There is…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2026
again, I can't emphasize this enough: There is not going to be any mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. There is not going to be any mining in the boundary area around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. If there is ever a project approved, it would be in the land set aside by Congress in the Superior National Forest for mining and timber harvesting.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Addressing concerns about mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

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