Mining, BWCA Supporters Make Final Cases in Copper-Nickel Land Use Debate
Virgina High School was packed Tuesday for the last public hearing in front of the U.S. Forest Service
VIRGINIA, Minn. – The auditorium at Virginia High School was packed this evening with hundreds showing up to voice their opinions of the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to withdraw 234,000 acres of federal land around the boundary waters that would be used for future copper–nickel mining. It’s an issue that’s been debated back and forth, ever since the forest service…


