ON THE IRON RANGE —Gene Olds worked as a millwright at the LTV Steel taconite plant in Hoyt Lakes, Minn., for 38 years. He made a good living, but working in a cloud of dust took its toll. Not long ...

Hibbing Taconite will idle production next month until at least early July and lay off 650 employees as the demand for steel tumbles during the COVID-19 pandemic. ArcelorMittal, which manages Hibbing ...

DULUTH -- The price of iron ore has bounced around on the global market in recent months, topping out at a record-high near $200 per ton earlier this year before falling to about $135 in November. But ...

Larry Zanko, senior minerals researcher with the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth, smooths out an experimental pothole patch made with taconite tailings on ...

A Coleraine company has announced plans to distribute taconite tailings nationwide for use on highways and construction projects. Regarded as a high-quality aggregate material, the tailings are a ...

HIBBING, Minn. — Hibbing Taconite will idle production next month until at least early July and lay off 650 employees as the demand for steel tumbles during the COVID-19 pandemic. ArcelorMittal, which ...

Taconite plants, the largest industrial source of mercury pollution in Minnesota, have vented the toxic metal for years into the air without enforced limits. Those days are likely coming to an end.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A final report to the Legislature on a six-year, $4.9 million University of Minnesota study says the state's taconite workers face higher risks from a rare form of lung cancer ...

Cliffs Natural Resources is developing a new type of taconite pellet for use in steel-making that relies on natural gas instead of coal. This undated file photo shows operations at the company's ...

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Taconite is a low-grade iron ore. Originally thought to be of little value, taconite was considered overburden (waste) in the days when high grade iron ore was mined. The iron content, magnetite, is ...

The Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc. and Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (collectively, “NRDC”) filed a February 2nd Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) ...