CHISHOLM — The Minnesota Discovery Center grounds are located at 1005 Discovery Drive in Chisholm. The campus is located on formerly mined lan…
CHISHOLM — The Minnesota Museum of Mining recently announced that it is working on a new exhibit, “From Ore to Steel: The Mining Process.”
A longstanding axiom about crushing taconite at northeastern Minnesota iron ore facilities is that the plants “make small rocks out of big rocks.”
DULUTH — If you stand atop the ski slopes of Spirit Mountain in Duluth and look down toward the St. Louis River, off to the right you will see…
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For decades, the Iron Range has been the epicenter of American iron-ore mining. People here have been through plenty of boom-and-bust cycles a…
Essar Global’s push to squash an effort that would ban it from doing business in Minnesota was set aside after the Minnesota Court of Appeals …
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PolyMet Mining’s path to opening Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt will take another route through the Minnesot…
A one-week legislative special session is wrapping up without much to show for the workers and communities of Minnesota. Here in the Iron Rang…
I strongly disagree with the decision made by Governor Walz to hold a contested case hearing on a simple water quality permit for the Line 3 r…
For this native of the Mesabi Iron Range, the book "Taconite: New Life for Minnesota's Iron Range - The History of Erie Mining Company" is a t…
RAMS – the Range Association of Municipalities & Schools is now entering its 81st year of service for communities, townships and school di…
ELY — Before Kevin Boerst was hired as the leading expert on rock layers and mineral formation at the Iron Range’s newly-proposed billion doll…
Cleveland-Cliffs is moving closer to its official purchase of AK Steel, a transaction that is expected to transform the Ohio-based company and…
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HIBBING — “The biggest benefit to your career is going to be taking a class like this, especially if you’re going into engineering. That hands…
VIRGINIA — “This is a major, not a minor project,” said Brian Silber, the Virginia Parks and Recreation Director in early February. “The Miner…
The story of Iron Range mining supporters and environmental opponents is not a new one, rather a tale of the last several years, both embolden…
Last year was, by far, one of the most exciting years I’ve experienced in my eight years at Twin Metals Minnesota (TMM). In the spring, we cel…
As Senate Majority Leader, I represent a caucus that expands the state, from suburban Ramsey county, to rural Pipestone, from the forests of W…
GILBERT — Matthew Uhan fondly remembers walking down the hill from his junior high school in Gilbert and going straight to work at his first j…
The Minnesota Chamber works year-round to strengthen the overall business climate for the livelihood of employers and employees alike. Our sta…
The review and comment period for the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project begins next week.
Northern Minnesota is mining country. For generations, hardworking Rangers have mined the resources for which the community is named. The mini…
CHISHOLM – A research project is underway that examines the relationships between the mining industry of the Iron Range and local communities.
HIBBING — When Andrew Reed in 2007 was graduating from high school in Orr, students were under the impression that northeastern Minnesota’s ta…
IRON RANGE — If you surveyed the right population of America’s electorate, they might want to do to the political system what Minnesota House …
MOUNTAIN IRON — As part of the Iron Range Pasty Festival, local public radio station KAXE themed its weekly quiz show “Green Cheese” about the…
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