Trump expected to OK resolution to lift mining ban on Minnesota wilderness area near Canadian border

Apr 16, 2026 - 23:00
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Trump expected to OK resolution to lift mining ban on Minnesota wilderness area near Canadian border
A woman speaks in a senate chamber standing next to a photo on an easel showing canoes on a lake.

Congressional Republicans have sent U.S. President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, about 160 kilometres southwest of Thunder Bay, Ont.