These possibly lesser-known, out-of-the way attractions are perfect for one-hour stops on your way "Up North" or to Great ...

Hosted by the Michigan Iron Industry Museum, the Iron Ore Heritage Trail bike tours will be offered July 14, 21 and 28. Each tour takes cyclists on a five-hour, 16-mile journey that explores ...

After all, this is iron ore country and the two yawning open-pit mines a few miles southeast might as well be on the endangered species list. They are the UP's last remaining iron ore mines.

MARQUETTE — Iron ore shipments out of Marquette’s Upper Harbor are down dramatically, prompting fears about the future of Empire Mine. According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, roughly ...

THE MICHIGAN IRON MINES. Share full article. Sept. 28, 1885. ... Sept. 27.--Ore shipments from the Marquette and Menominee iron ranges up to Sept. 23 aggregate 1,580,797 tons, ...

The Tilden Mine employs 770 workers. It will be the last operating iron ore mine in the state. Both open-pit mines are south of Ishpeming in Marquette County, about five miles apart.

Magnetite ore is currently mined in Minnesota and Michigan in the US, as well as in taconite deposits in Eastern Canada. A major mining site in Michigan is the Marquette Range, which hosts four ...

Upper Michigan's Empire Mine produced its last ton of iron ore Wednesday when production ended, heading toward a complete shutdown on Aug. 28. Cliffs Natural Resources confirmed the last day of ...

mn iron ore mine will close without mineral rights, ceo says The six iron ore processing plants in northeastern Minnesota would be required to cut their emissions by 57% by the end of 2026.

ISHPEMING, Mich. (AP) - A mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is being mothballed after wrapping up production of iron ore pellets. The Mining Journal of Marquette reports (https://bit.ly/2aXtk89 ...

The company made the representations, the county said, when asking the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 2018 for about $50 million in incentives to restart the mine.