When Lourenco Goncalves took the helm as CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources in 2014, he inherited a ore boat’s load of a mess: billions in debt, …
As I sat down with Al Hodnik on a cold October day, the city of Aurora had just commemorated what will soon be the Nashwauk Market on the main drag.
IRON RANGE — Although the daughter of a mining engineer, “the United Way Lady,” as she was then known, had never actually stepped foot on a mi…
After a combined 30 years in the mining industry and demolition, Mark Sutich was inches away from a dream retirement in Florida when a phone c…
One of the most unique aspects of the Mary Ellen Mine in Biwabik is the abundance of the 2.1 billion-year-old slabs of rock found there called…
HIBBING — Hibbing Community College (HCC), like other colleges throughout the country, has had to adapt education around the current COVID pan…
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“Minnesota’s Geologist: The life of Newton Horace Winchell” is a biography by Sue Leaf. This book was published by the University of Minnesota…
CHISHOLM —While growing up in the small Iron Range mining town of Chisholm, Tracy Campbell never thought she’d someday be working in the minin…
Front page news in the April 12, 1985, Mesabi Daily News told the story of the serious downturn in the Iron Range's iron mining industry.
RAMS – the Range Association of Municipalities & Schools is now entering its 81st year of service for communities, townships and school di…
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…
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…
VIRGINIA — “This is a major, not a minor project,” said Brian Silber, the Virginia Parks and Recreation Director in early February. “The Miner…
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…
Cleveland-Cliffs is moving closer to its official purchase of AK Steel, a transaction that is expected to transform the Ohio-based company and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CHISHOLM – A research project is underway that examines the relationships between the mining industry of the Iron Range and local communities.
CHISHOLM — With a toothpick in her right hand, the young Girl Scout had a tight grip on a Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookie in her left hand.