What is Range Readiness?

 

News Update

With the prospect of several new large scale projects either underway or on the horizon and the likelihood of massive new hires resulting from baby boomer retirements, northeastern Minnesota is on the verge of a potential boom, the likes of which has not been seen in decades. However, while the looming opportunities are very good news, they are not without their challenges. Issues involving workforce, housing, infrastructure and the environment need to be dealt with in a rational and responsible manner in order to bring the area’s full potential to fruition.

It is to this end that the Range Readiness Initiative was conceived, funded and organized by an ad hoc forum of the region’s economic development organizations partnering with industry, educational institutions, business organizations and governmental entities. As the name of the Initiative implies, our mission is to ready the region for economic expansion. The Range Readiness Initiative is charged with identifying potential challenges, issues and opportunities, developing shared strategies and solutions, and focusing the appropriate technical and financial resources in an efficient and effective response.

The Range Readiness Initiative is organized into the following working teams: projects, workforce, housing, community readiness and opportunities development. A leadership team serves as a steering committee for the overall Initiative and a strategy team provides direction and oversight to the various working teams.

Click here for more information on the Range Readiness Initiative.

 

Essar Steel Minnesota Video

Watch this video from the Essar Steel Minnesota, LLC groundbreaking event on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 near Nashwauk. Click here to watch the video

Almanac North Video  

Almanac North Video

Watch this appearance of Iron Range Resources Commissioner Sandy Layman and Range Readiness Initiative team members Mary Ives and Randy Lasky appearing on a June 27, 2008 edition of Almanac North to speak about the Range Readiness Initiative. Click here to watch the video

 

Duluth Metals Commences Drilling Program

Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals" and "Company") (TSX: DM) (TSX: DM.U) is pleased to announce that a diamond drill program has commenced on the Land O'Dixie Property, one of the Company's grassroots exploration properties within the Duluth Complex in Minnesota, U.S.A.

PolyMet Updates Status of Environmental Review

PolyMet Mining Corp.

Steel From India Arrives at Essar Steel

Essar Steel - steel raising video

October 12, 2011 - Essar Steel - Video of steel beams being raised to begin construction of a pellet plant warehouse, where parts for the pellet plant will eventually be stored.

First steel raised for ESML

Though the goal is for steel to one day be manufactured and shipped off the Essar Steel Minnesota (ESML) site, the excitement there Tuesday was for steel brought in from elsewhere in the United States.


Current Major Projects



Click on project to view more information, or click on interactive map for a snapshot of the project.

Major Projects
  1. Boswell Energy Center, Unit 3
  2. Mesaba Energy Project
  3. Essar Steel Minnesota, LLC
  4. USS Keetac
  5. Mesabi Nugget
  6. Polymet Mining Corp.
  7. United Taconite
Proposed Projects
  1. Franconia Minerals
  2. Twin Metals
  3. Murphy Oil Refinery