UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16
OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2015
Commission File Number: 001-32929
POLYMET MINING CORP.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
100 King Street, Suite 5700
Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1C7
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 40-F
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Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report on Form 6-K and attached exhibit are incorporated by reference into Registration Statements No. 333-185071 and No. 333-192208 and this report on Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of such registration statements from the date on which this report on Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by PolyMet Mining Corp. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SUBMITTED HEREWITH
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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PolyMet Mining Corp. |
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Date: June 22, 2015 |
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/s/ Jonathan Cherry |
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Jonathan Cherry |
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President and CEO |
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100 King Street West, Suite 5700, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, M5X 1C7 Tel: +1 (416) 915-4149 |
444 Cedar Street, Suite 2060, St. Paul, MN 55101 Tel:
+1 (651) 389-4100 |
www.polymetmining.com |
TSX: POM, NYSE MKT: PLM
POLYMET ACHIEVES
MAJOR MILESTONE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW PROCESS
St. Paul, Minn., June 22, 2015 PolyMet
Mining Corp. (TSX: POM; NYSE MKT: PLM) has been notified that the preliminary
final Environmental Impact Statement has been completed and is undergoing review
by the Co-lead and Cooperating Agencies prior to publication of the final EIS.
Publication of the PFEIS is a significant milestone for the
project and for the people of northeast Minnesota, said Jon Cherry, president
and CEO. PolyMet is committed to practices that are transparent, accountable
and open in safeguarding the air, water, land and communities common to our
operations. The PFEIS confirms that the states first copper-nickel mine can
responsibly produce strategically important metals in a manner that is
protective of natural resources and remediates legacy environmental impacts from
historic mining operations.
The PFEIS incorporates more than 10 years of comprehensive
environmental review and analysis of the PolyMet project, which comprises the
NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals ore-body and the nearby Erie Plant,
located near Hoyt Lakes in the established mining district of the Mesabi Iron
Range in northeastern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has led the
environmental review along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Forest Service as federal Co-lead Agencies. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and three Minnesota Chippewa bands have participated as Cooperating
Agencies. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has also been actively
involved.
The PFEIS incorporates analysis of and responses to
approximately 58,000 comments on the supplemental draft EIS which was published
for public review in December 2013. The EPA issued comments on the supplemental
draft EIS, which included an EC-2 rating, which is among the highest ratings
that have been issued for a proposed mining project.
Once the Agency review has been completed, the final EIS will
be published in the Federal Register and the Minnesota Environmental Quality
Board Monitor, which PolyMet expects to be in about three months.
Publication of the final EIS and a subsequent adequacy decision
by the MDNR and Records of Decision by the federal agencies are necessary before
the agencies can take final action on the various permits required to construct
and operate the NorthMet Project. PolyMet is preparing various mining, air and
water permit applications, securing project financing and preparing for
construction as the EIS and permitting process is completed.
After 58,000 public comments and EPAs strong rating on the
SDEIS, the PFEIS now reflects a solid foundation to build a modern mine and
create hundreds of new well-paying jobs for Minnesotans, while keeping the
states outdoor and natural resources safe, clean and healthy for generations to
come, Cherry noted.
Northern Minnesota is currently reeling from layoffs this year
in the mining industry associated with weak iron ore prices and the downturn in
the domestic steel industry. Copper-nickel mining presents a tremendous
opportunity to diversify and expand the mining economy on the Iron Range and put
many miners and contractors back to work, he concluded.
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About PolyMet
PolyMet Mining Corp.
(www.polymetmining.com) is a publicly-traded mine development company that owns
100 percent of Poly Met Mining, Inc., a Minnesota corporation that controls 100
percent of the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals ore body through a
long-term lease and owns 100 percent of the Erie Plant, a large processing
facility located approximately six miles from the ore body in the established
mining district of the Mesabi Range in northeastern Minnesota. Poly Met Mining,
Inc. has completed its Definitive Feasibility Study and is seeking environmental
and operating permits to enable it to commence production. The NorthMet project
is expected to require approximately two million hours of construction labor,
creating approximately 360 long-term jobs, a level of activity that will have a
significant multiplier effect in the local economy.
POLYMET MINING CORP. |
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"Jon Cherry" |
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Jon Cherry,
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For further information, please contact:
Media
Bruce Richardson
Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 (651) 389-4111
brichardson@polymetmining.com
Investor Relations
Jenny Knudson
Investor
Relations
Tel: +1 (651) 389-4110
jknudson@polymetmining.com
This news release contains certain forward-looking
statements concerning anticipated developments in PolyMets operations in the
future. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by
words such as expects, anticipates, believes, intends, estimates,
potential, possible, projects, plans, and similar expressions, or
statements that events, conditions or results will, may, could, or
should occur or be achieved or their negatives or other comparable words.
These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding completion or
timing of the environmental review and permitting or other statements that are
not a statement of fact. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements due to risks facing PolyMet or due to actual facts
differing from the assumptions underlying its predictions.
PolyMets forward-looking statements are based on the
beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are
made, and PolyMet does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking
statements if circumstances or managements beliefs, expectations and opinions
should change.
Specific reference is made to PolyMets most recent Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 and in our other
filings with Canadian securities authorities and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Report on Form 6-K providing information with
respect to our operations for the three months ended April 30, 2015, for a
discussion of some of the risk factors and other considerations underlying
forward-looking statements.
The TSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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