Range business owners: “We’ll find a way to get by” as mines idle due to COVID-19
Local mining-related companies react and adjust as iron ore industry struggles during COVID-19.…
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More layoffs: Fourth Iron Range mine makes temporary cuts
Nearly 200 Minntac union members are laid off at…
USW, U.S. Steel hit a snag in layoff minimization negotiations
United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel hit a bump in…
U.S. Steel to “adjust production” at Minntac operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday U.S. Steel filed…
MN DNR continuing work on major projects, despite COVID-19
HIBBING, MN — Before COVID-19 there were some…
Stauber legislation calls on manufacturers to use domestic minerals
HERMANTOWN, MN — In the last few weeks we’ve…
Ready to work: Coleraine community ‘hopeful’ for new mining venture
COLERAINE, MN — A mining town without a mine.…
Union, community react to Hibbing Taconite layoffs
HIBBING, MN — It’s known as the trickle-down…
Hibtac to idle operations amidst COVID-19 pandemic
About 650 workers will be laid off as a result of…
PolyMet asks Minnesota Supreme Court to review air permit ruling
According to PolyMet officials, they filed a…
Coleraine community reacts to new mining project
As iron mines announce layoffs due to COVID-19,…
Cliffs’ employees prepare for layoffs, Babbitt community rallies behind miners
Extraordinary disruptions in manufacturing and…
Prairie River Minerals building Iron Range plant at former Magnetation site
Prairie River Minerals will build the plant on…
Mining companies, unions adopt new work standards amidst COVID-19
Mines, unions adapt to new work environments…
Cleveland-Cliffs temporarily shuts down construction of HBI facility
CLEVELAND, OH — Cleveland-Cliffs has announced…
COVID-19 forces hands-on mine safety training to go online
COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in an important, and…
Judge backs Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine in lease dispute
A federal judge in Washington has rejected a…