Minn. Natural Resources Dept.: Water Levels Dropped by 8 Feet at Canisteo Mine Pit in Itasca County
May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 11 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has turned off the water pumps at the Canisteo Mine Pit, marking the end of a second season of winter contingency pumping. For the last two winters into early springtime, water pumping operations ran 24 hours a day to reduce the water level in the Canisteo pit and prevent it from overtopping.
During this pumping se . . .
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has turned off the water pumps at the Canisteo Mine Pit, marking the end of a second season of winter contingency pumping. For the last two winters into early springtime, water pumping operations ran 24 hours a day to reduce the water level in the Canisteo pit and prevent it from overtopping.
During this pumping se . . .