The Silver Peak Mine in Nevada (about halfway between Las Vegas and Carson City) is the only U.S. source of lithium.
The TKDA Engineering, Architecture and Planning Firm has been around for 113 years now and is proud of the work it has done for its clients, i…
Over the years, when I have had occasion to come up to the main gate of any of the mines on the Iron Range, I always like to see the sign info…
CHISHOLM—The City of Chisholm recently welcomed Hibbing Taconite as a water utility customer through an agreement that stands to benefit the c…
VIRGINIA—Iron Range Engineering and its Bell Academy are receiving worldwide attention.
Six decades ago, taconite saved the Iron Range.
In December of 2021, I was introduced to an ambitious young man named Ryan Sistad, the Executive Director of Better In Our Back Yard (BIOBY).
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IRON RANGE—Young faces. More experienced faces. And, some faces who, unfortunately, are no longer here.
VIRGINIA—Matt Tichy and his partners at the newly opened Oxygen Service Company in Virginia have a simple but effective philosophy when it com…
It is a new day in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our new House Republican majority is committed to restoring American energy and mineral …
We sometimes get so used to seeing a logo for a team or a company that we forget that the logo didn’t always look like it does currently. NBC’…
Iron Range native Ida Rukavina on Dec. 21, was named Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation commissioner by Minneso…
CHISHOLM—The United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is getting ready for its Annual Campaign celebration.
Kristen Vake, Executive Director of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, poses in her Chisholm based office.
HIBBING—Planning for new economic development while looking out for potential future mining projects is a balancing act that has gone on for d…
Brian Maki, CEO of Lakehead Constructors, premier contractor in northeastern Minnesota and beyond, had these words on the death of his predece…
AURORA—Brian Maki began his employment with Lakehead Constructors 31 years ago, starting in February 1992 as a manager of the company’s enviro…
Ten years ago, a brief gathering in Saint Paul marked the beginning of something rare—a collaborative partnership between a company and a union.
Iron ore in 2022 was once again king of the hill at the Port of Duluth-Superior.
An American mining renaissance is within reach. Congress and the Biden administration have worked to support development of the secure, reliab…
Two local men have been honored for their community service efforts by their employer, U.S. Steel, by being named Volunteer Service Champions …
Hundreds of million tons of what’s been considered waste in natural iron ore stockpiles across the Iron Range could gain new value in a proces…
HIBBING—An update is being planned for a tourist attraction often referred to as, “the Grand Canyon of the North” for its spectacular views an…
Iron ore from United States Steel Corp.’s Minnesota Ore Operations is being shipped to new destinations other than the company’s blast furnaces.
The future of mining in northern Minnesota is going to continue to be a hot topic over the next two years as it continues to be a target of th…
TOWER—Having already established two successful businesses in northern Minnesota, Justin and Jessica Renner took a look around at what was mis…
Travis Kolari has experienced iron ore mining from the ground up.
MOUNTAIN IRON — The sentiment among former and current Parkville residents is much the same — they love the area just south of Minntac and Vir…