Copper

DULUTH—The proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes will cost nearly $1 billion to build if it's permitted, but will earn a $173 million annual profit for 20 years for the company after taxes and other expenses. That was the report Tuesday, March 27, as the company...

ELY, Minn.—Far from being a boon for regional job growth and economic development, allowing copper mining in Northeastern Minnesota would hurt the existing economy that relies on tourism and development based on unspoiled woods and water. That was the finding of a report released...

MADISON — A Montevideo man was ordered to pay over $40,000 in restitution and serve five years of probation after being convicted of stealing radiators, copper and catalytic converters from vehicles and irrigators across four area counties over two years. Milton Dale Walls, 54,...

FOREST CITY — Thieves stripped approximately 1,700 feet of copper wire off of an irrigation system, taking approximately $4,000 of wire from the rural Forest City property over the weekend. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s office, the theft was reported around 10 a.m....

LITCHFIELD -- Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin is asking for the public's help to be watchful for suspicious persons and vehicles related to copper, metal, and other salvage thefts. With the high prices of scrap metal, Meeker County, as well as across Minnesota and the nation, these...

BENSON -- The Swift County Sheriff's Office arrested a suspect Thursday evening in connection with a series of recent burglaries in which copper and metal fittings were stolen from unoccupied vacant homes and abandoned farmyards. Sheriff John Holtz said the suspect is being held...