Poly Tube Mine Pollution

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I am unsure whether I agree or disagree with the PolyMet mine.
The boundary waters are most likely not directly getting hurt by the mine, but if something does happen to the mine the pollution will affect the St. Louis river and Lake Superior. There is a chance that the pollution will reach the boundary waters, but it is not very likely.(miningtruth.org) There has already been a mine in this area. The PolyMet mine company is going to renovate the old mine to fit their needs for mining. I don't know if anything went wrong, but I do know that it was not a sulfide mine because this is the first sulfide mine in Minnesota.(Bruce Richardson) The tools and equipment have been improvised. If mines are still creating pollution, try

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