The PolyMet and Teck American joint venture recently launched an $18 million project in Hoyt Lakes, beginning the transformation of an old taconite plant into a copper-nickel operation. NewRange ...

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Cliffs Natural Resources is developing a new type of taconite pellet for use in steel-making that relies on natural gas instead of coal. This undated file photo shows operations at the company's ...

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EPA’s regulations set first-ever mercury emissions limits on the mills that process low-grade iron ore known as taconite. A federal appellate court has rebuffed two steelmakers’ bids to freeze ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration will consider rolling back newly set limits on mercury emissions from the Iron Range's taconite plants. The mercury limits, finalized a year ago under the ...

Parts of Minnesota’s system of collecting taconite taxes and distributing that revenue need more clarity, transparency and oversight, according to a report released Thursday by the state legislative ...