PolyMet Mining Corp. (PolyMet) is a development-stage company engaged in the exploration and development of natural resource properties. The Company’s sole mineral property is the NorthMet Project, a polymetallic deposit located in northeastern Minnesota, United States. The NorthMet Project is located immediately south of the historic Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota. The metals of interest at NorthMet are copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum, palladium, gold and lesser amounts of rhodium and ruthenium. The Company has focused on commencing commercial production on its NorthMet Project. The Erie Plant is a processing facility located approximately six miles west of its NorthMet deposit. The Erie Plant includes a 100,000 ton-per-day crushing and milling facility, a railroad and railroad access rights connecting the Erie Plant to the NorthMet deposit, as well as 120 railcars, locomotive fueling and maintenance facilities.