PolyMet Mining jumps as court finds no irregularities in NorthMet water permit issue

Polymet Mining

04/09/2020 13:38

** U.S.-listed shares of Canadian miner  POM.TO   PLM.N 
rise 15.2% at $3.10 premarket
    ** Co says district court found no procedural irregularities
in pollution regulator issuing a water permit for co's NorthMet
copper-nickel-precious metals project in Minnesota  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBwZdMBa
    ** Says judge found no evidence that the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) attempted to suppress the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency from submitting written comments
on either the pre-proposed permit or the final permit
    ** Look forward to defending the challenge to the water
permit currently pending in the court of appeals - CEO Jon
Cherry
    ** CEO says remain confident the water quality permit meets
all applicable standards 
    ** The U.S.-listed shares of Co are up 5.7% YTD, as of last
close

 (Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru)
 ((Arunima.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com))