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A closed coal mine in Beulah, North Dakota, will be repurposed to process nickel mined in Minnesota.

Talon Metals will operate the $365 million facility, creating 150 jobs and supplying nickel to Tesla and potentially the Department of Defense.

The project aims to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign critical minerals, but faces opposition from some Native American and environmental groups concerned about potential pollution.

The project has received a nearly $115 million Department of Energy grant and is contingent on securing permits.

BEULAH, N.D. – A former coal mine in western North Dakota that will be converted into a processing site for nickel mined in Minnesota was touted Wednesday as a way for the U.S. to reduce its reliance on China and other countries for crit

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