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Twin Metals mine estimate boosted 19 percent 
The company planning an underground copper, nickel and precious metals mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota boosted its estimates Tuesday of the reserves the site holds.
By Steve Karnowski , December 04, 2012
Wildfire slowly growing in BWCAW near Ely, Minn.
A fire continues to slowly grow in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness northwest of Ely. A spokeswoman for the Superior National Forest said Tuesday the fire is now estimated to have burned across about 40 acres. That's up from an estimated 30 acres Monday.
By Associated Press , September 04, 2012
Group asks Minnesota high court to hear BWCA tower case
A group wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that lets AT&T proceed with a 450-foot cellphone tower near Ely next door to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , July 12, 2012
Projections boosted for copper mine near Ely, Minn.
New data suggests a proposed mine near Ely contains one of the world's largest deposits of copper, nickel and precious metals, along with some of the largest platinum and palladium resources outside South Africa, the company planning the mine told analysts Wednesday.
By Steve Karnowski , June 13, 2012
Highway 1 open near Ely, Minn.; fire 90 percent contained
Highway 1 near Ely, Minn.,is reopened, as officials continue to mop up hot spots around a forest fire.
May 21, 2012
Close-by aircraft maybe saved Ely
Jason Robinson, who was piloting one of the federal CL-215s, agreed that Thursday’s fire was stopped just in the nick of time. He said Ely residents watching the show may not have realized how close a call it was.
By John Myers , May 18, 2012
Parts of Ely, Minn. ordered to evacuate due to wildfires
Crews this afternoon are battling a fast-moving forest fire just outside Ely that apparently started when a vehicle drove over a downed power line. Eyewitnesses in Ely said flames could be seen from the city and smoke was enveloping the town. Parts of Ely south of White Street and east of 12th Avenue East have been ordered to evacuate by Ely Mayor Roger Skraba. Power is out to part of town, including part of Ely.
By John Myers , May 17, 2012
Proposed northeast Minnesota underground mine would be state's largest ever
Twin Metals has instructed its engineering contractor to draw up plans for an 80,000-ton-per day mine and processing plant in northeastern Minnesota. The project is expected to cost between $2 billion and $3 billion and will tap what geologists say is a jackpot discovery of copper southwest of Ely.
By Associated Press , March 27, 2012
Minn. bear delivers 2 cubs on Internet
Lynn Rogers of the Wildlife Research Institute, affiliated with North American Bear Center, says Jewel gave birth in a den near Ely to the first cub at 7:22 a.m. Sunday, and a second at 8:40.
By Associated Press , January 22, 2012
BWCA: Deal nears regarding dispute over state land
State and federal officials are getting close to a deal that could end a decades-long dispute over state land locked within the federal Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
By Associated Press , November 07, 2011
Costs reach $21 million to fight Minnesota's BWCA forest fire
Firefighting officials said in an update today that the Pagami Creek fire is now 91 percent contained, but strong winds in recent days have made it hard to pull crews and equipment back from the fire lines.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2011
Wind remains threat to mostly contained BWCA fire
The forest fire burning since August in northeastern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now 90 percent contained, authorities said Sunday.
By Star Tribune (Minneapolis) / MCT , October 17, 2011
Next big thing looms on Iron Range
On a warm fall day, in a clearing cut into the evergreen and birch forest, a drill rig roars as it bores deep into northeastern Minnesota bedrock. Nearby, three men in hardhats keep close watch as the machinery slowly extracts samples more than 3,800 feet down from an ancient deposit that holds copper, nickel, platinum and other valuable metals.
By Steve Karnowski , October 16, 2011
BWCA area fire now 80% contained, authorities say
The fire information office reports today that the fire continues to burn over about 145 square miles.
By Associated Press , October 10, 2011
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