. >> we're on our way to meet democratic state senator bob jauch who represents this area. >> he wants us to meet at one of his constituent's house to sit around the kitchen table and talk to some of the families that actually live right here by the mine and see what they think about it. >> nice to meet you. >> good to meet you. >> it is amazing out here, huh? >> it is incredible country and you begin to understand the conflict between this intensely challenging project and people who live here. they're not some sort of tree huggers. they care about the place they live. >> but can you show me where the mine would be from here. >> the mine would be in the backside here. >> okay. that's the hill line right there. >> that's the hill there. >> before gtac, other companies abandoned plans to mine here. they determined that it would be too costly to extract the rock which is less than 20 percent iron and would generate an enormous amount of waste. >> so this is back in 2010... >> when gtac first bought the mineral rights, they approached senator jauch for advice on how to work with the local