Iron Range mining companies have for decades been philanthropic.
Twin Metals and Minnesota could play a large role in meeting clean energy and climate goals set out by the Biden administration this year, but…
DULUTH — It’s been many years since the site of a former longtime steel mill in Duluth, where raw iron ore from Iron Range mines was transform…
With four consecutive days of heavy rain in the forecast, organizers of the Junior and Senior Prom for Ely High School started looking at opti…
John Arbogast never planned for a mining career.
Winning battleground states like Michigan, Ohio, Florida, and Wisconsin, has been a crucial part of the political strategy for both Democrats …
EVELETH — Mining the red iron ore of yesteryear or the taconite of today has been and continues to be the hallmark of Minnesota's Mesabi Iron …
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Long live the iron ore pellet.
f it cannot be grown, it must be mined.
For some, the fate of Keystone XL was just the start.
Chris Johnson heard the news from a reporter. By the time he was done answering phones and calling management at Hibbing Taconite, he still ha…
It was July 12, 2016, when then-Gov. Mark Dayton convened a public meeting of the minds in Cloverdale Town Hall on the outskirts of Nashwauk, …
Tim Olson’s mom was a beautician and his dad was an ironworker. He grew up fishing and hunting and joined the football and track teams. He gra…
It was in the late 1800s when Frank Hibbing’s iron discovery was growing beyond reasonable imagination. Oliver Mining Company was among the fi…
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Two companies with a heavy presence in northeastern Minnesota's mining industry are working together to provide broader and better service to …
As wind turbines across Texas froze up during the recent cold snap, turbines in Minnesota kept turning.
CHISHOLM — Matthew Koshmrl, an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer, is helping others tell the story of the Iron Range.
Even as Chrissy Bartovich advanced through her first few years of college, she wasn't sure what career path to choose.
VIRGINIA — When it comes to owning a business a lot of factors can contribute to success or failure — two of those being timing and location.
In 2020, 1.6 percent of the 14.46 million vehicles sold in America were electric battery-powered.
Research on Minnesota's Iron Range is helping shape America's growing electric arc furnace steel production.
Many of us remember the “Schoolhouse Rock” cartoon “I’m Just a Bill” from our childhoods, which explains the basic process by which an idea ge…
Minnesota jobs face serious challenges right now. I wonder if we are up for it. I don’t say that lightly. I am the elected leader of the state…
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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