# Giving tribes a stake in the critical minerals boom [partner content]

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2024-10-08
- Length: 18m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content

## Summary

Tannice McCoy, president and general manager of NewRange Copper Nickel, and Jenna Lehti, tribal relations advisor for the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe, discuss the NorthMet project in Minnesota. They explain how the previous owner, Polymet, failed due to a lack of tribal engagement and a revoked 404 permit, leading NewRange to hire Lehti as the first tribal liaison. The company is now focusing on exceeding environmental standards, recycling infrastructure, and building trust through accountability and education to secure tribal support for critical minerals like copper, nickel, and cobalt.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=7) Introduction: Tannice McCoy and Jenna Lehti at NewRange Copper Nickel
- [2:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=176) The 404 Permit Revocation and the Need for Tribal Engagement
- [4:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=283) Building Trust and Addressing the Relationship Deficit
- [6:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=382) NorthMet's Critical Minerals: Copper, Nickel, and Cobalt
- [8:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=525) Environmental Cleanup and Tailings Management
- [9:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=576) Tribal Training and Education Initiatives
- [12:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-08-giving-tribes-a-stake-in-the-critical-minerals-boom-partner-content#t=774) Balancing Speed with Environmental and Community Standards

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- NewRange Copper Nickel (company)
- Polymet (company)
- NorthMet (product)
- Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe (other)
- Iron Range (other)
- Duluth Complex (other)

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- [From the Battlefield to the Supply Chain: A Marine’s Mission to Secure Critical Minerals with Ian Killough, President of Ridgeline Elements](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/tough-tech-vets/2025-02-10-from-the-battlefield-to-the-supply-chain-a-marines-mission-to-secure-critical-mi) (Tough Tech Vets)

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