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MINNTAC

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Minnesota Court of Appeals says regulators were right to deny US Steel's challenge of permit
It's the latest in a series of court decisions that environmental groups consider a win.
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Court: Regulators were correct in applying drinking-water standards to groundwater in Minntac permit
The Minnesota Supreme Court's decision reverses a lower court's 2019 decision.
February 10, 2021 03:59 PM
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Walz urges mining companies to extend lifespans of Minntac, Hibbing Taconite
The requests come after reports that the operations were running out of iron ore.
February 01, 2021 03:53 PM
U.S. Steel's Big River Steel mill in Arkansas
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US Steel to buy remaining stake in Arkansas steel mill
The company bought into the flex mill in fall 2019.
December 08, 2020 04:39 PM

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Mesabi Metallics given May 1 deadline to finance pellet plant, settle debts
Lourenco Goncalves, president and CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, threatened to close Hibtac if state continues to give Mesabi Metallics leases instead of Cliffs.
December 02, 2020 04:30 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Is groundwater always drinking water? Minnesota Supreme Court considers Minntac permit case
The Court of Appeals said drinking-water standards don't apply to groundwater, but regulators disagree.
November 10, 2020 01:01 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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All 3 operating Iron Range mines report COVID-19 cases
United Taconite has two positive cases while Minntac and Minorca each have one.
July 15, 2020 05:28 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Minntac will ramp up production, recall some employees sooner than expected
Idled lines at U.S. Steel's Mountain Iron processing plant will restart in late July and the mining operations will restart in late August.
June 23, 2020 12:49 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Algoma Steel will buy MinnTac pellets through 2024
U.S. Steel, Algoma Steel sign four-year purchase agreement for Minntac pellets.
May 18, 2020 04:59 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Layoffs coming to Minntac mine in Mountain Iron
U.S. Steel mine is fourth of six on Iron Range to reduce workforce.
May 01, 2020 03:46 PM
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By  News Tribune

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US Steel grants Stelco option to buy 25% stake in Minntac; reports $391 million first-quarter loss
Once complete, the 25% stake in the Mountain Iron mine and pellet plant will cost Stelco $600 million.
April 30, 2020 11:16 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Supreme Court will hear Minntac permit case
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency warned that the Court of Appeals decision "significantly departed from accepted and usual rules of regulatory interpretation" and called 81 active permits into question.
February 27, 2020 05:13 PM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Minntac permit reversal appealed
The MPCA, WaterLegacy and the Fond du Lac Band say the Court of Appeals erred by concluding drinking water standards do not apply to groundwater and, therefore, MPCA can not issue permits with conditions setting groundwater as that class of drinking water.
January 09, 2020 09:00 AM
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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