Author name: Heidi Larson

The Iron Ore Alliance was proud to support a community initiative to restore the Olcott Park fountain in Virginia, Minnesota. The historic Olcott Park fountain, which was built during the Great Depression, fell victim to mechanical issues when it stopped flowing in 2013. After six dry years, many community meetings and $1 million in donations,

U. S. Steel introduced its new P&H 2800 shovel at Minntac in Mountain Iron on June 18, which is the first of its kind on the Iron Range. The electric shovel, which took three months to build, has a price tag of more than $20 million. Its primary purpose will be to strip waste rock

It’s a little-known source of major school funding. The Iron Ore Alliance is pleased to share that Minntac and Keetac operations provided $22.7 million of the approximately $33 million that went to Minnesota’s permanent school fund in 2018. Money from the fund is distributed to Minnesota’s 337 public school districts based on student population. Special

This summer the Iron Ore Alliance was proud to sponsor the 18th Annual International Legislators Forum held in Biwabik, Minnesota. The International Legislators Forum is an annual meeting of legislators from Manitoba, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. This year’s topics included mining, trade, and environmental permitting and review. The forum gives legislators an opportunity