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In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, the closed LTV Steel taconite plant is abandoned near Hoyt Lakes, Minn. The prospect remains of returning the site which was closed in 2000 into life as part of Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine owned by PolyMet. But PolyMet is still far from a done deal. Unlike taconite, the area�s copper-nickel reserves are locked up in sulfide-bearing minerals that can leach acids and toxic metals when exposed to the elements. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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