Allow proposed mining projects in the Superior National Forest to move forward through the proper state and federal environmental review and permitting process.

Now, proposed mining projects aimed at unlocking trillions of dollars’ worth of critical minerals can move forward through the proper state and federal environmental review and permitting process.

Stauber says proposed mining projects in the Superior National Forest should be able to proceed through normal review and permitting after the mining ban was overturned.

President Trump Signs Stauber Bill into Law, Ending Biden's Illegal Mining Ban | Representative Pete Stauber
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by codifying the administration’s domestic mining policies into law, we can ensure that these pro-mining policies stay in place no matter who is in the White House

Stauber commits to codifying pro-mining policies into law so domestic mining projects can proceed under stable rules.

Congressman Pete Stauber’s Critical Mineral Dominance Act Passes the House | Representative Pete Stauber
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On Monday, April 27, 2026, the President signed into law H.J.Res. 140, which disapproves a 2023 Bureau of Land Management Public Land Order, which withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years.

The federal withdrawal that had blocked mineral leasing in the Superior National Forest area was overturned by law in April 2026.

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Congressional Bill H.J.Res. 140 Signed into Law – The White House
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Roll Call 38 on H.J. Res. 140 passed the House on Jan. 21, 2026; the question was disapproval of the BLM rule relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for withdrawal of federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Stauber-backed congressional disapproval advanced through the House, a concrete step toward allowing proposed mining projects to proceed through normal permitting.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives – Roll Call 38 | H.J. Res. 140
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The Superior National Forest states that lands outside certain protected areas are available for federal and private mineral exploration and development, subject to environmental evaluation and permit requirements, and that the Forest Service cooperates with BLM and other agencies in environmental analysis and permitting for proposed hardrock mineral prospecting, lease permits, exploration operating plans, and mine development projects.

This official Forest Service page confirms the underlying permitting pathway Stauber said he wanted to preserve: projects can move forward only through environmental review and permitting.

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Superior National Forest | Mineral Resource Management | Forest Service
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The project page for the School Trust, St. Louis County, and TCF Land Purchase shows scoping started 08/06/2024, with decision and implementation estimated for 12/2024 and 04/2025, respectively.

This is a related land purchase project in the Superior National Forest, but it does not show a current mine-permitting approval; it mainly indicates ongoing federal land-management activity in the area.

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Superior National Forest - Home
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The White House says the President signed H.J.Res. 140 into law on April 27, 2026, disapproving the 2023 BLM public land order that withdrew about 225,504 acres in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years.

Official enactment removed the federal withdrawal that had blocked mineral leasing in the affected Superior National Forest area, matching the promise to let projects proceed through normal review and permitting.

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Congressional Bill H.J.Res. 140 Signed into Law – The White House
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 38 on H.J. Res. 140 as passed on January 21, 2026, with a 214-208 vote, describing it as congressional disapproval of the BLM withdrawal for Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota.

House passage shows concrete legislative action toward repealing the mining restriction, an important step in allowing the projects to move forward.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives – Roll Call 38 | H.J. Res. 140
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