That's what has happened at Northshore Mining's ore plant in Silver Bay, Minn., where needle-shaped asbestos fibers have been detected repeatedly since 2003, according to federal test results.

Cleveland-Cliffs’ Northshore Mining in Silver Bay, Minnesota. Clint Austin / 2020 file / Duluth News Tribune. By Jimmy Lovrien. August 25, 2022 at 4:43 PM. Share Share this article.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A bill to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off workers at Northshore Mining is on its way to Gov. Tim Walz for his signature. The Minnesota House voted 127-7 on Monday to ...

A Minnesota state senator said mine operator Cleveland-Cliffs plans to reopen Northshore Mining in early April, nearly a year after shutting down and laying off 450 workers. State Sen. Grant ...

Here's a quick recap of some of the most impactful resource sector news items for the week. The period saw the Trump ...

SOUDAN, Minn. — The Soudan Mine reopened last month for public tours on a regular schedule for the first time since the state park attraction closed at the onset of the pandemic in 2020.

Twin Metals Minnesota has proposed a large underground mine near Ely, but that project is also on hold because of a 20-year ban on such mining in the Rainy River watershed imposed by President Joe ...

Hope you're not afraid of the dark or of heights because we're about to plunge more than 2,300 feet underground into Minnesota's oldest iron mine. The state provides most of America's iron ore.

President Donald Trump's administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern ...

1974: Judge shuts down Silver Bay taconite plant Highlights of news reported in 1999, 1974, 1949 and 1924.

Here's a quick recap of some of the most impactful resource sector news items for the week. The period saw the Trump administration move to reverse a Biden-era ban on copper and nickel mining near ...