Silver Bay

An industry report blames government stinginess for a steep slide in how much iron ore ships are carrying across the Great Lakes. Only 30,000 tons left Silver Bay last month compared to one million tons in May 2008, and combined shipments from four Minnesota ports are down by two-thirds. The Lake Carriers’ Association says more [...]

There’s a new dust-up in a decades-old dispute over asbestos releases from a Silver Bay taconite plant. Attorneys for Northshore Mining asked a federal judge in St. Paul on Thursday to either overturn or clarify a unique rule meant to protect communities around Lake Superior from airborne asbestos particles.

Northshore Mining crushes up taconite and [...]