HIBBING TACONITE AND STOCKPILE PROGRES'N

No. A16-0363.

888 N.W.2d 336 (2016)

In the Matter of HIBBING TACONITE MINE AND STOCKPILE PROGRESSION and Williams Creek Project Specific Wetland Mitigation.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Von Korff , John C. Kolb , Rinke Noonan, St. Cloud, MN, for relator Lake of the Woods County.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Max Kieley , Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for respondent Department of Natural Resources.

Susan K. Wiens , William P. Hefner , The Environmental Law Group, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

Considered and decided by REILLY, Presiding Judge; HALBROOKS, Judge; and JOHNSON, Judge.


OPINION

In this certiorari appeal, relator county challenges a final order affirming respondent administrative agency's approval of respondent mine operator's wetland replacement plan. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

FACTS

In January 2014, respondent Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (Cliffs...

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