Minnesota Iron

Today, however, the great bulk of the Mesabi Range iron formation remains as hard, magnetic taconite – enough to last hundreds of years using conventional mining methods. With new mining methods being developed and in progress, the future of iron mining in northeastern Minnesota is bright. Iron is one of the most abundant metals found on earth.

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Area Jobs The Iron Range originated in mining, and the mining industry continues to be a large regional employer. But with multiple hospitals and a multitude of clinics, …

Iron Range mining operations | Minnesota Public …

Mining companies are exploring for copper, nickel and precious metals in northeast Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Mesabi Iron Range. While backers of the …

Iron Rangers launch a news site to fill a gap in northern …

Journalists Leah Ryan and Jerry Burnes hope their newly launched site Iron Range Today will sharpen the focus on issues critical to northern Minnesota residents. Local news voids have become ...

Iron Range labor's maturity, and decline

Right now iron ore enjoys strong demand, pleasing miners and their families. And yet rising prices, hard-to-find child care and expensive housing complicate life on …

$21-$33/hr Iron Range Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING) …

Browse 38 MINNESOTA IRON RANGE jobs from companies (hiring now) with openings. Find job postings near you and 1-click apply to your next opportunity!

Iron Range jobs in Minnesota

63 Iron Range jobs available in Minnesota on Indeed. Apply to Materials Technician, Direct Support Professional, Admitting Clerk and more!

Softball — Iron Range Women's Softball League | News, Sports, Jobs

Iron Range Women's Softball League Through Aug. 14 CLASS A Congress Pizzas 10-2 Barrel + Beam 10-2 Screened Image-Barr's Bar 9-3 River Rock 6-6 Dave's Collision-Jack's 5-7 LaCosse ...

Iron Range Proud: Minnesota's Miners are the Backbone …

The job of mining ore has been the driving force for an economy that has supported tens of thousands of workers and families on the Iron Range for generations. And it's one that the members of Local 6860 hope can continue for generations to come.

Mining for votes on the Iron Range

Rep. Pete Stauber met up with Minnesota Republican candidate for governor, Dr. Scott Jensen on the Iron Range to talk about mining.

Iron Mining Association | Promoting a healthy iron ore industry

The Iron Mining Association (IMA) of Minnesota promotes a healthy iron ore industry that will continue to benefit northeastern Minnesota as well as the entire state. …

Perfect Minnesota Iron Range Road Trip

These two pieces of the area's identity today, the native culture and connection with the land as well as the mining industry, are important to learn about and experience while on a Minnesota Iron Range road trip.

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NewRange Copper Nickel is a critical minerals mining company located in the Iron Range region of NE Minnesota.

With copper-nickel mining uncertainty, how long will mining …

When copper/nickel mining gets up and running that will increase easily to 3+ billion for the Range. With mining jobs ranging from 35k+ to 125k+, it is a great job and there are about 2 jobs ...

Iron Range Proud: Minnesota's Miners are the Backbone of …

The job of mining ore has been the driving force for an economy that has supported tens of thousands of workers and families on the Iron Range for generations. …

Iron Range cities diversify business as unemployment plunges

Iron Range communities are experiencing record-low unemployment. That shouldn't be surprising. The desirability of taconite has caused a resurgence in the mining industry. And when mining jobs ...

Iron Ore Alliance | Minnesota Iron Range Advocacy

The Iron Ore Alliance is a voice for people who work at mines in Minnesota. Our advocacy for the Minnesota iron range helps to protect thousands of jobs.

Reclaimed ore, high prices mean Minnesota iron could head …

This means jobs and new prospects for declining mining towns, but also more of the economic volatility that defines life on the Iron Range: High prices for iron and steel fuel a race for valuable untapped ore — before the bottom drops out yet again.

PolyMet and Twin Metals say they'll create thousands of Iron Range jobs

The promise of thousands of jobs from a boom in copper-nickel mining has won the new industry broad political support on the Iron Range. But where a rush in employment creates opportunity, it may ...

Vermilion Iron Range | MNopedia

The Vermilion Range, with its distinctive hard and high-grade iron ore deposits, looms large in the history of the mining industry in Minnesota. It was the first range to open (1884) and also the first to cease commercial mining operations (1967) due to changes in the steel-making process and the rise of cheaper-to-produce taconite on …

Mesabi Iron Range | MNopedia

The Mesabi Iron Range wasn't the first iron range to be mined in Minnesota, but it has arguably been the most prolific. Since the 1890s, the Mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy, contributed to the Allied victory in World War II, and cultivated a multiethnic regional culture in northeast Minnesota.

A multilingual army of immigrants helped build the Iron Range…

People from more than 40 countries navigated dangerous conditions to extract the precious and plentiful iron ore of northern Minnesota.

Mining the Iron Range: What If Economic Growth and …

Unemployment has fallen, and mines are running at full or near-full capacity. In addition, The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) estimates that for every mining job three additional non-mining jobs are created. Proving, yet again, that mining success spills into other industries.

Immigration to the Iron Range, 1880–1930 | MNopedia

During the early twentieth century, the population of the Iron Range was among the most ethnically diverse in Minnesota. Tens of thousands of immigrants arrived from Finland, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Canada, England, and over thirty other places of origin. These immigrants mined the ore that made the Iron Range famous and built its …

11 Jobs in the Mining Industry (With Salaries and Duties)

Explore the primary responsibilities and national average salaries for 11 jobs in the mining industry and learn about the education required for mining jobs.

Mining jobs in Minnesota

53 Mining jobs available in Minnesota on Indeed. Apply to Driller, Crew Supervisor, Assistant and more!

100+ Iron Range Jobs, Employment July 29, 2024| Indeed

163 Iron Range jobs available on Indeed. Apply to Cook, Commercial Sales Executive, Installer and more!

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With four seasons of recreation on the Range, there's plenty of ways to play, in parks, on trails, on golf courses and in our lakes.

Scientific team drills into ground in Babbitt, hoping to strike …

Could helium discovery reinvigorate Iron Range's mining industry? 06:24 BABBITT, Minn. — Minnesota's Iron Range may be known for its metals, but it's a gas that's now getting a lot of attention ...

Thunder on the Iron Range back after hiatus | News, Sports, Jobs …

Tom Katalin and Highway 41 entertain the crowd at a previous Thunder on the Iron Range music festival in Negaunee. Returning after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Thunder on the Iron Range ...