Giving tribes a stake in the critical minerals boom [partner content]

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Tannice McCoy grew up in a mining family, but she never imagined herself in the mining business. Today she’s the president and general manager of NewRange Copper Nickel.

Jenna Lehti never imagined herself in the mining industry either. She’s a member of the Bois Forte band of the Ojibwe tribe in Northern Minnesota, and grew up on a reservation adjacent to the Iron Range, a collection of mining districts around Lake Superior. Today, she’s the tribal relations advisor for NewRange.

Together, they’re taking a proactive approach to harnessing tribal support for the critical minerals boom.

NewRange is a Minnesota company pursuing a new copper, nickel, and cobalt mine in the northeastern part of the state, called NorthMet. It would supply minerals for a wide range of clean energy technologies.

But under a previous owner, the project faced setbacks – in part because of a lack of engagement with local tribes.

“I think part of that came from a lack of understanding of the tribe's sovereignty and their water quality standards,” said McCoy.

In this episode, produced in collaboration with NewRange, Tannice McCoy and Jenna Lehti sit down with Stephen Lacey. They explain what has changed with the NorthMet project, the importance of working with tribes, and the future of critical minerals mining in America.

“It's really about how we are partnering with the tribes to move forward and progress,” said Lehti.

This episode was produced in collaboration with NewRange Copper Nickel.

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