Ispat International N.V. / National Steel Pellet Co. / U.S. steel / Ispat Inland Inc. / Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. / Lehmann Exploration Co. / AMAX Gold Corp. / Inland Steel Mining Co. / Polymet Mining Corp. / Inland Steel Co. / Natural Resources / Rendrag Inc. / Minnesota Aggregate Resources / Cominco America Inc. / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Funding / Force Majeure / Name Change / Environmental Issue / M&A / /
Facility
Northshore plant / Minorca Mine / Mankato State University / DRI facility / /
IndustryTerm
transportation / sheet steel / mineral food / telephone listing / portland cement / energy usage / energy consumption / mineral products / foreign steel imports / diverse / integrated sheet minimill / iron mining industry / waste products / mining / cement / transportation infrastructure / cement production / /
NaturalFeature
Silver Bay / Pine Island / Lake Superior / Big Falls / /
Organization
State legislature / Economic Development / Minnesota Department of Transportation / Value Unit / Department of Trade and Economic Development / House of Representatives / Iron Ore Cooperative Research Committee / Ad Hoc Aggregate Committee / Minnesota Health Department / Mankato State University / Aggregate Resources Task Force / Task Force / Division of Lands and Minerals / Minnesota legislature / State Senate / Department of Trade / Minnesota Department of Agriculture / Nature Conservancy / / /
Position
Butler / mineral commodity specialist / Commissioner / Major / Planner / /
ProvinceOrState
Minnesota / Lake County / St. Louis County / Carlton County / Koochiching County / /
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF MINNESOTA In 1998, the preliminary estimated value1 of nonfuel mineral production for Minnesota was $1.73 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This was about a 3% increase from