ST. PAUL – PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX: POM; NYSE MKT: PLM) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") has been notified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ("MDNR") that ERM, the independent EIS Contractor, has completed drafting the preliminary supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") analyzing PolyMet's 100%-owned copper-nickel-precious metals NorthMet project located in the established mining district of the Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota.