Plans for northern Minn. pellet plant hinge on review bill
Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Plans for a northern Minnesota iron pellet plant could hinge on a bill beginning its travel through the Legislature.
The legislation exempts the proposed Magnetation Inc. pellet plant in Itasca County from certain state environmental reviews. The company’s chief executive officer told the Duluth News Tribune for a report Tuesday (http://bit.ly/xdmTG9 ) that the facility could wind up in Indiana and Wisconsin if the Minnesota rules aren’t relaxed.
The $300 million plant would employ about 150 people and turn iron concentrate into pellets for use in blast furnaces.
The proposal to be heard Wednesday in a House committee would classify the facility as a manufacturing operation instead of mining. That would remove certain environmental reviews from its path.
State officials say the project would still require air and water-emission permits under federal laws.
No comments yet.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
0 comments:
Post a Comment