“Precious Waters: Minnesota’s Sulfide Mining Controversy”

A short film about sulfide mining from the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness

“Precious Waters” takes a hard look at the sulfide mining industry’s history of failed predictions and the threats new mines pose to northeastern  Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and streams and sustainable economy, as told through the voices of citizens, scientists and advocates.

We hope you will join us for the premiere and a discussion afterward with the filmmaker and several individuals featured in the film. A reception will follow. Details:

7 – 9 p.m. — Wednesday, November 11
FREE and open to the public!
John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul (map)

The film will also be available online and as a free DVD in early November. Please think about people or groups that you think might want to watch it. Stay tuned for more information.

We hope you can join us on Nov. 11! Please call us at 612-332-9630 or send us an e-mail at info@friends-bwca.org if you have any questions.

9 Comments

• Drew says:

  October 22, 2009 at 8:59 am

  This looks exceptional. I’ll try and bring a posse!

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• Steve Jay says:

  October 23, 2009 at 10:42 am

  Excellent! Please provide each member of the Minnesota Legislature with a copy. Ask constiuents of each policy maker to followup with phone calls or emails asking staffers and the legislators what they think about the movie. What their position is. What their questions are.

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• Paul Danicic says:

  October 29, 2009 at 10:51 am

  Thanks Steve, we are on it! We are getting heaps of interest on this. We are pretty excited to get the word out to Minnesotans about this debate we need to have for the healthy future of our water.

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• “Precious Waters” Documentary to Premiere Nov. 11 :: UpNorthica says:

  November 3, 2009 at 7:55 am

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• dale says:

  November 6, 2009 at 6:59 am

  Excellent film more should be said on what watersheds will be affected. Especially the area if mined on the Kawishiwi river on the Spruce road area. This area all flows north to Hudson bay area and sits right on the edge of the BWCA. Also you could have a few young children looking at their future .As the film says whats more valuable the BWCA area or the mining.

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• Greg says:

  November 6, 2009 at 8:32 am

  Dale – Thanks for the note. What you’ve seen so far is just a one minute trailer to pique interest in the film.

  The whole thing is about 25 minutes long and let me just say that based on what you say you want to see in it, I think you’re going to like it. We stress exactly the points you raise: the proximity to the BWCAW and the implications this has for kids and future generations.

  Stay tuned to see the whole thing next Wednesday (in St. Paul) or Thursday (online).

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• Babette Welch says:

  November 9, 2009 at 9:34 am

  Can I purchase a DVD?
  Once I have one, can I copy it or should I buy all copies from you?

  Babette

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• Bryan says:

  November 9, 2009 at 11:37 am

  I can’t wait to see the whole movie.

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• Alice Mairs says:

  November 15, 2009 at 1:15 am

  I am rethinking whether I want to buy a property on Birch Lake, site of exploration drilling by Franconia Minerals Corp. Does anyone know of successful (that is, safe from contamination) underwater drilling such as this company proposes?

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