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 ...

NASHWAUK, Minn. — A controversial $2 billion-plus mining project on Minnesota’s Iron Range that has weathered an economic recession, missed deadlines and payments, bankruptcy, changes in ownership, ...

In January 1913, workmen expanded the basement of a 900-seat downtown theater in Hibbing, Minn., to build an ornate smoking lounge for a higher class of patrons. Twelve feet down, their shovels struck ...

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 ...

Minnesota has the foundational assets to be a leader in AI manufacturing and applications. The path forward is paved with the lessons to be learned from one of the state’s defining industries. Tom ...

NASHWAUK, MINN. – Last week, I gazed up at the largest mining truck in Iron Range history — a 400-ton Komatsu 980E-5. The yellow behemoth occupies some 44,000 cubic feet of space, similar to ...

Pressing state budget, potential ripple effects from federal actions, and the MN Miners Relief Act. Join us for a recap of the week's key legislative developments in Minnesota. Host Tony Sertich ...

CLEVELAND, OH — U.S. steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs plans to explore sites in Michigan and Minnesota for domestic rare-earth metals. The company, which owns several Minnesota taconite facilities and two ...

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, ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. NASHWAUK, MINN. – Last week, I gazed up at the largest mining truck in Iron ...