This all matters for Minnesota because of the ... completely skipping the step of feeding taconite pellets into a dramatic, dangerous and dirty blast furnace. That brings us to the second ...

This involves turning mined taconite ore directly ... in the same way that “hot blast” furnaces did 200 years ago? If so, how will that affect Minnesota’s Iron Range and mines in neighboring ...

U.S. Steel also employs hundreds of people at its taconite operations on Minnesota‘s Iron Range ... cash from Nippon Steel to keep investing in blast furnaces like the ones in Pennsylvania ...

mining of iron ore process,Iron Mining Process.From blasting to crushing to separation more than 85% of theiron minedin the United States isminedin northeastern Minnesota to make our nation’s ...

In northeastern Minnesota, U.S. Steel owns and operates Minntac Mine in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin. It's also minority owner in Hibbing Taconite Co. The taconite plants produce iron ore ...

The Twin Cities aren't dealing with snow and precipitation so roads shouldn't be too much of an issue, but extreme cold ...

Of course you do. It’s been brutally cold in Minnesota, but what you’ve endured so far is just the prelude. An even harsher blast of arctic air is barreling in this weekend and into next week.

In Minnesota, people are at a higher risk for winter weather illnesses like frostbite or hypothermia, which can happen in 30 minutes or less in these conditions. Judge Aileen Cannon Allows Release ...

Minnesota Vikings fans weren’t the only ones upset with the play of quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold was sacked nine times in the Vikings’ season-ending loss to the Rams on Monday night. Six ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The dangerous cold settles in across Minnesota, a WCCO NEXT Weather Alert will be in place on Sunday and Monday. An Arctic air mass causes wind chills on Saturday morning to drop ...

The Minnesota Wild aren’t happy with their recent 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, but they’re even more upset that they may be without a key forward after a questionable play. Wild forward ...