Keewatin News

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 12/15/2009 A Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared for a proposed taconite mine expansion project near Keewatin.

The proposed expansion at Keewatin Taconite is moving forward in the permitting process.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has hired a top fundraiser for Sen.

The Republic of Ecuador has sued the Chevron Corp. as the two battle over liability for pollution in the Amazon rainforest.

A union official says U.S. Steel plans to start recalling laid-off workers to its Keewatin Taconite plant in northeastern Minnesota starting next week.

A union official says U.S. Steel plans to start recalling laid-off workers to its Keewatin Taconite plant in northeastern Minnesota starting next week.

Jeff Graves has several titles. Maintenance man for the Nashwauk-Keewatin schools, Fire Chief for Keewatin, and Master Sgt.

Like with any levy referendum, there is spirit, and sides. And there is a levy referendum coming up November 3, in the Nashwauk-Keewatin school district.

Disappointing news for Keewatin Taconite employees. They are hearing the expected restart will not be happening this fall.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online U.S. Steel delays Keetac restart 10/20/2009 by Beth Bily A setback in the iron mining industry surfaced today Oct.

Minnesota's taconite mines are on the rebound, one sign the national recession may have hit bottom and the U.S. economy is slowly turning around.

Glen Milani has worked for Keewatin Taconite for 35 years. When it comes to booms and busts he's been through it all.

Keewatin Taconite, which was the first taconite plant to be shut down because of the recession, is now going to be restarted.

Eds: APNewsNow. Moving on general news and financial services. KEEWATIN, Minn. Union officials at an idled northern Minnesota taconite plant say they've been told by U.S. Steel that production will start again soon.

A dozen projects in rural Minnesota received a total of $5.1 million in grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development .

HIBBING, Minn. - Minnesota's taconite mining industry is starting to emerge from a downturn that closed every one of the mines on the Iron Range.

If someone had told me, when I began my career at the Northfield News in 1944, that I would still be on earth at age 88, and still writing, I probably would have laughed.

Farmers in southeastern Minnesota are hoping to capitalize on a growing interest in local foods and have launched a trucking business to haul their produce direct to office buildings in the Twin Cities.

The Two Harbors Public Library will be landscaping the entry and adding a patio as part of its 100th anniversary celebration this year.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend On The Move Magnetation to double iron recovery Startup company secures another Iron Range Resources loan to expand processing of abandoned tailings from natural ore era.