IMA Expresses Condolences Regarding the Loss of Wayne Brandt
On behalf of the Iron Mining Association, I would like to express our deep condolences regarding the loss of Wayne Brandt, executive vice president of the Minnesota Forest Industry and the Minnesota...
View ArticleIMA President Kelsey Johnson Talks Challenges and Successes in Minnesota’s...
On Friday, November 15, IMA president, Kelsey Johnson, had the opportunity to discuss the challenges facing Minnesota’s mining industry on PBS’s Almanac North. Johnson also spoke about the industry’s...
View ArticleNew Members Join Iron Mining Association Board
The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA) – the trade association that represents the largest industry in northeastern Minnesota, the state’s iron mines and the companies that supply goods and...
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Mining Industry Shows Considerable Growth by 2024
The University of Minnesota Duluth recently completed a study on the Economic Impacts of Ferrous and Nonferrous Mining and found that in 2019, Minnesota’s mining industry contributed more than 11,600...
View ArticleWild Rice Standards
The public comment period for the sulfate standard is currently open until June 30th. Last month, the IMA was contacted by the MPCA. The MPCA said that the EPA was requiring enforcement of the 10 mg/L...
View ArticleBetter Working Together
In divisive times such as these it’s important to remember what has brought us together, what’s united us. Over the course of time, we’ve worked together to implement innovation. Most recently, we’ve...
View ArticleMinnesota Named a Top 5 Mining State in 2021
The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA) is pleased to announce that Minnesota has, once again, been named a top-five mining state for nonfuel mineral commodities for the year 2021 by the U.S....
View ArticleIMA Annual Dinner Announcement 2022
The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA) is pleased to announce that we have rescheduled our Annual Dinner for February 17, 2022. Join us for this year’s annual dinner, back in person at the...
View ArticleU. S. Steel’s Operations in Minnesota Generated $1.8 Billion in Economic Impact
5,284 jobs supported or sustained by economic activity MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– United States Steel Corporation’s (“U. S. Steel”) Minnesota Ore Operations in the Mesabi Iron Range of...
View ArticleSTEAM Education’s Impact on the Iron Mining Industry
CHISHOLM, Minn.—Kristen Vake, Executive Director of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA) recently appeared on Almanac North to discuss the importance of STEM education on the iron mining...
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