Iron Range marketing effort attempts to change views in cites, Duluth by Leah Ryan and Jerry Burnes, Mesabi Daily News A new mining marketing publication was announced at a press conference Thursday at Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, with the goal of changing views about the Iron Range’s top economic engine. Read more.
Iron Range taconite contributes to shipping season’s strong start by Brooks Johnson, Mesabi Daily News The early numbers are in, and the early numbers look good: Maritime traffic at the Port of Duluth-Superior is up 7 percent over last year. Read more.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Begins Production of New ‘Mustang’ Iron Ore Pellet at its United Taconite Mine Cliffs Natural Resources release Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that production of the new Mustang superflux pellet has started at its United Taconite mine. Read more.
Iron Range taconite contributes to shipping season’s strong start by Brooks Johnson, Duluth News Tribune The early numbers are in, and the early numbers look good: Maritime traffic at the Port of Duluth-Superior is up 7 percent over last year. Read more.
Road Machinery & Supplies celebrates 25 years with Iron Mining Association The Iron Mining Association of MN (IMA) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The association represents Minnesota’s iron mines and more than 150 businesses that supply goods and services to the industry. Road Machinery & Supplies (RMS), of Virginia, Minn., was one of 11 founding…
Minnesotans supportive of iron mining, survey shows Ninety-three percent of Minnesotans believe the state should continue to mine iron ore, according to results from the 2016 Minnesota State Survey. The survey was conducted by the Minnesota Center for Survey Research at the University of Minnesota which reached out to 806 Minnesotans age 18 and up…
ESML purchase is part of buyer’s larger North American expansion by Business North A Thursday bankruptcy court bid to acquire former Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML) assets near Nashwauk is part of a larger plan for a London-based firm to establish an integrated mine and steelmaking footprint in North America. Read more.
Study Suggests Mining and Tourism Successes Complement Each Other by WDIO Instead of being in an adversarial relationship, mining and tourism should support one another. That’s according to a new study just released in time for the SME Conference. Click for video.
VIDEO: Steel Revival CNBC reporter Jackie DeAngelis tells the story of how steel is made and how our industry has been impacted by unfairly traded steel products. Click here to watch.
Mars Supply, Iron Mining Association a family matter Mars Supply has had a long relationship with the iron mining industry in Minnesota. “We started out providing pick axes and shovels,” said Bruce Mars, the fourth generation in the family-owned business. “For many, many years, it was the backbone of our business.” So in 1992, when…