Minnesota Mineland Reclamation — Minn. Stat. § 93.44 et seq. (MN)
Tracked preemption from the Minnesota overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1969-05-26
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MN
Other Minnesota preemptions
Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA) — Minn. Stat. Ch. 290CMinnesota Wetland Conservation Act — Minn. Stat. § 103G.221 et seq.Minnesota Public Waters Inventory — Minn. Stat. § 103G.005Minnesota Shoreland Management — Minn. Stat. § 103F.201 et seq.Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise / DNL 65–70+ ContoursMetropolitan Agricultural Preserves — Minn. Stat. Ch. 473HMississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) — Minn. Stat. § 116G.15Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — Mining Protection Area Buffer
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.has_active_mining_operation == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | dnr_permit_to_mine_and_reclamation_plan | Operators of nonferrous metallic-mineral (e.g., copper-nickel) and ferrous metallic-mineral (taconite) mining operations must obtain a DNR Permit to Mine and execute a reclamation plan under §§ 93.44–93.51 and Minn. R. Ch. 6130 (ferrous) / Ch. 6132 (nonferrous). Local zoning that purports to ban a state-permitted mining operation in conflict with the permit is preempted to the extent of conflict; siting and operational standards remain locally enforceable. |
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | restrict | mining_subject_to_state_permit_and_reclamation_surety |
Citation
Authority source
Minn. Stat. §§ 93.44–93.51 (Mineland Reclamation); Minn. R. Ch. 6130 (ferrous mineland reclamation), Ch. 6132 (nonferrous metallic mineral mining)
Research notes
Conflict-preemption flavor — state Permit to Mine is the gating instrument, with local zoning retaining siting/operational authority. Affects the Iron Range taconite operations (US Steel Minntac, Hibbing Taconite, ArcelorMittal Minorca, Cleveland-Cliffs UTAC, NorthShore Mining) and pending nonferrous proposals (PolyMet/NewRange, Twin Metals — the latter halted by the 2023 BWCAW mineral withdrawal).