Documents show how Trump paved way for controversial mine near Boundary Waters wilderness

ELY, Minn. — In the waning months of the Obama administration, a Chilean conglomerate was losing a fight with the United States government over a copper mine that it wanted to build near a pristine wilderness area in Minnesota.

The election of President Trump, with his business-friendly bent, turned out to be a game-changer for the project.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/trump-minnesota-mine.html