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Mining Drills and Debates Shape Iron Range Town
In Minorca near Virginia Minnesota ArcelorMittal operates a remote iron ore mine with a 50 foot blast grid that is done from a control room. The Iron Range hub cranes a century of steel and faces layoffs pricing from Chinese imports and a shifting market. Campuses breweries and local shops gauge the economic toll while residents weigh environmental concerns and job prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ArcelorMittal
Minorca
Virginia
Mekkes
Kinze
Jonathan Holmes
Mesabi Range
Williamsburg
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deere
Caterpillar
Nick Frederickson
Holmes
Mesabi
Duluth
Luxembourg
Hibbing
Michigan Tech
Iron Range
ArcelorMittal Iron Mine
Minn
Bent Paddle Brewing Co
PolyMet Mining Co
Silver Bay
China
Leo W. Gerard
United Steelworkers
Huffington Post
Gerard
Iowa
Australia
Brazil
Chestnut Street
Chestnut
Department of Employment and Economic Development
Wal-Mart
Laura Collins
Peps
Collins
Allison Collins
Slosiarek
the Gazette
ArcelorMittal Minorca
Minnesota