Author name: Heidi Larson

MINE, an Iron Range publication dedicated to the mining industry, has won first place in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in the “Special Sections” category. Launched in 2013, MINE is a collaborative effort of the Mesabi Daily News, Hibbing Daily Tribune, Grand Rapids Herald-Review, and Chisholm Tribune Press. The Iron Ore Alliance would […]

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar recently received a well-deserved award from the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), recognizing her support of steel jobs. After a major push from Klobuchar last summer, the International Trade Commission voted to impose penalties on Korean companies for dumping steel products into the United States. We are appreciative of Sen. Klobuchar

The Iron Ore Alliance held a reception with Minnesota legislators on February 5 in Saint Paul. The event included discussions between U. S. Steel, the United Steelworkers, and legislators about issues important to iron mining, including the need to revise Minnesota’s sulfate standard to protect wild rice, and the importance of Buy American legislation. 2015

Today the Iron Ore Alliance announced United States Steel Corporation’s Minnesota Ore Operations and United Steelworkers’ contributions of $6,093 to Iron Range nonprofits through the holiday gate collections. At the annual gate collections, money is gathered from employees as they enter their respective workplaces, and all of the money is donated to local food shelves

The Iron Ore Alliance congratulates Larry Sutherland on being named acting head – Mining Solutions for U. S. Steel. Currently Sutherland serves as general manager, Minnesota Ore Operations where he has been responsible for the company’s taconite facilities in Mountain Iron and Keewatin. As acting head of Mining Solutions, Sutherland will focus on the company’s

Taconite facilities on the Iron Range currently have more than 2 million tons of pellets stockpiled as a result of poor rail service. The Iron Ore Alliance is grateful for the support of the Minnesota lawmakers who are calling on railroad companies to address the ongoing delays so that taconite producers can get iron ore

Updating Minnesota’s water quality standard to protect wild rice is critically important to the future of the mining industry and our communities in Northeastern Minnesota. Attend one of these meetings to learn more: Wednesday, October 1 5-7 p.m. (dinner served at 5 p.m., program begins at 5:30 p.m.) The Lodge at Giants Ridge 6373 Wynne

  The Iron Ore Alliance is pleased that United States Steel Corporation’s Minntac facility has received the final necessary federal permits to move forward with a 483-acre extension of the mine’s boundary, which supports 100 jobs and generates millions of dollars for the state’s school trust fund. The extension will allow the facility to continue