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Minnesota Republican lawmakers are advancing a measure to repeal Biden-era protections that restrict mining in a wilderness area, specifically targeting a rule by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that withdrew over 225,000 acres from mineral and geothermal leasing until 2043. The resolution, led by Rep. Pete Stauber, aims to facilitate a proposed copper-and-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Rainy River watershed.