Hundreds of people stood in a long line that snaked outside the offices of Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk last week, eagerly awaiting the chance to get an up-close look at the largest mining trucks ever ...

Cleveland-Cliffs said it would temporarily idle two of its Iron Range mines and taconite pellet plants and lay off 630 workers. The iron ore mining and steel-making company said it would idle its ...

A version of this story first appeared on Minnesota Public Radio. Hundreds of people stood in a long line that snaked outside the offices of Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk, Minnesota, last month, ...

People on the Iron Range are used to booms and busts of the cyclical mining industry. But the latest downturn has Ellis and many others worried. They’re bracing for the impending layoffs of 1,100 ...

Mesabi Metallics announced a major $110 million purchase of a new fleet of mining equipment from global heavy equipment leader Komatsu, through Mesabi Metallics’ partnership with Road Machinery & ...

Minnesota lawmakers could extend unemployment benefits for hundreds of steelworkers laid off from facilities in the state’s northeast mining region. A group of union officials and Iron Range lawmakers ...

The company said Monday, while announcing its third-quarter earnings, it had studied all its mines and tailing basins and geological surveys at the unnamed mine in Minnesota, plus one in Michigan’s ...

WASHINGTON — The new Congress and Donald Trump’s return to the White House has created new opportunities for Rep. Pete Stauber when it comes to his efforts to promote copper and nickel mining on the ...

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