A controversial $2 billion-plus mining project on Minnesota’s Iron Range that has weathered an economic recession, missed ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s promised policies could have a major impact on Twin Metals’ mining project and Minnesota’s ...

The giant helium deposit found in Minnesota’s Iron Range could revolutionize the global helium market, solving shortages and ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print ...

Despite setbacks, Mesabi officials are vowing to complete the massive project, located just outside of Nashwauk, within a ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining in Minnesota's ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ... The company said it’s also exploring storing waste in old iron mine pits in the area. After the company issued a press release announcing ...

Any new heavy-metals mines in northeastern Minnesota would be in addition to the many open-pit iron-ore and taconite mines in the region, which have already left behind a legacy of toxic pollution and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (CN) – Minnesota pollution regulators granted the final state permits Thursday for the operation of a contentious $1 billion copper-nickel mine and processing plant in the Superior ...

This 2016 photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) — The ...