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South Kawishiwi River | Save the Boundary Waters
South Kawishiwi River | Save the Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters

Threat: Sulfide-ore copper-nickel mining

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The The Boundary Waters Flows Through:

Minnesota

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness…is America’s most visited, and now one of its most threatened, Wilderness Areas. Proposed sulfide-ore copper mining in its watershed would risk permanently polluting its waters.

Ingrid Lyons, Executive Director of Save the Boundary Waters

Threat: Sulfide-ore copper-nickel mining

The South Kawishiwi River is essential to the lifeblood of the internationally renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. However, the Boundary Waters and its pristine water, incredible hunting and fishing habitat, and economically important outdoor recreation, are threatened by proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on public lands in the headwaters just outside of the wilderness area’s boundary. The Trump administration and Congress must reject copper mining near the Boundary Waters and instead support measures that would protect these wild lands and waters forever.

American Rivers appreciates the collaboration and efforts of our partners:
  • Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
  • Save the Boundary Waters
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No Mining in the Boundary Waters

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