"Minnesota’s iron once built America’s strength. Now it can secure America’s independence," Rep. Pete Stauber writes.

A Second Chapter for the Iron Range The Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota has been America’s go-to for rich iron ore since the ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Once, when I was little, my teenage aunt was stuck babysitting me against her ...

Construction continues at the site of Mesabi Metallics on Nov. 19, 2024, in Nashwauk, Minn. After almost two decades, the nearly $2 billion project is nearing completion with a goal of producing ...

A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel — and cars — has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify. A region near the Canadian border, ...

It should come as no surprise to anyone living on the Iron Range that minerals matter. Iron production makes Minnesota the fifth-largest mineral-producing state in the U.S., powering Minnesota’s ...

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