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NewRange Copper Nickel Mining Project

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Babbit, Minnesota, United States

Source: Metro State University

Project
Planned

A proposed copper-nickel mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Northeastern Minnesota, planned by NewRange Copper Nickel, a subsidiary of Glencore. The project targets valuable metals from the Duluth Complex and is located on the St. Louis River watershed six miles south of Babbit, Minnesota. The project requires extensive permitting and environmental review befo

Status
Prospective
Sector
Mass Transit, Metal, Education
Location
Babbit, Minnesota, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Metro State University

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The project “NewRange Copper Nickel Mining Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Babbit, Minnesota, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Metro State University.

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2026-07-22

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A proposed copper-nickel mining project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Northeastern Minnesota, planned by NewRange Copper Nickel, a subsidiary of Glencore. The project targets valuable metals from the Duluth Complex and is located on the St. Louis River watershed six miles south of Babbit, Minnesota. The project requires extensive permitting and environmental review before construction can begin.

Original sector

Mining

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Minnesota

City

Babbit

Source

Source

Metro State University

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Sector

Mass Transit, Metal, Education

Article published date

2026-04-23

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