At least in America, children wouldn't be digging with their hands, advanced equipment would make mining safer, and our rules would reduce pollution. You'd think environmentalists would want more ...

After 140 years, workers here still mine most of America’s iron ore and might one day mine critical minerals used in advanced technology. Retired mining engineer Chris Baldwin served as my guide.

The Trump administration framed the mining exemptions as necessary for national security and preserving the domestic supply ...

Millie Mine, located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, is home to one of the largest bat colonies in North America. Little brown bats and big brown bats, both insectivores, inhabit the mine, with the ...

Mining Is Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical in America. So Why Do Environmentalists Stand in the Way? John Stossel Wed, November 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM UTC 4 min read Stossel TV ...

More than 600 Iron Range steelworkers will be out of a job as mines that supply the struggling auto industry go offline. Cleveland-Cliffs will temporarily idle two Minnesota operations: Hibbing ...

At least in America, children wouldn’t be digging with their hands, advanced equipment would make mining safer and our rules would reduce pollution. You’d think environmentalists would want ...

No Section Listen: Inside the mines and megamachines of the Iron Range The Curious Minnesota podcast heads north to the mighty Mesabi, which helped fuel America's success story. By Eric Roper ...

This story originally appeared at Iron Range Today. It was late May when David Burritt, the chief executive of U.S. Steel, took the stage at a celebration tent outside the Keetac mine, its walls ...

More than 600 workers will be temporarily laid off at Cleveland-Cliffs operations in Hibbing and Virginia, Minn., as iron ore mines are idled. The company says it's because of lower orders from ...