President Donald Trump has made the raw materials of modern life a pillar of U.S. foreign policy. He has talked about ...

New England and the Midwest — with critical races next year — are particularly sensitive to the president's energy tariffs on ...

FILE - The closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., Feb. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) FILE - The closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes ...

A windy day but still a good one to celebrate the start of a new watermain project in Hibbing. The $3.2 million dollar ...

In recent months, discussions, meetings, and momentum for the potential future development of Taconite Harbor on Cook ...

U.S. Steel owns and operates two taconite plants in Minnesota: Minntac in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin. U.S. Steel also has a minority stake in Hibbing Taconite Company. The stock of ...

Iron ore reserves near Nashwauk, located near the former Butler Taconite plant, are the highest grade remaining on the Iron Range. Both companies hold mineral reserves in the area and want to control ...

Taconite comes from low grade iron ore that is crushed ... Sure, it is not owned by a U.S. company but a steel plant is not easily moved. It has promised to invest in better facilities. We have local ...

Frigid weather has factored into the shutdown of iron ore pellet production at two northeastern Minnesota taconite plants. Hibbing Taconite Co. and Northshore Mining Co. have both halted pellet ...

Frigid weather has factored into the shutdown of iron ore pellet production at two northeastern Minnesota taconite plants. Hibbing Taconite Co. and Northshore Mining Co. have both halted pellet ...