From the column: "The Iron Range’s water quality as the best in the state. . Iron mining occurs in some of Minnesota’s most valued and pristine environmental areas, and the people who live and work in this industry want to keep it that way."
At Tuesday's Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation board meeting, over $10 million in loans, $450,000 in infrastructure grants and $1 million in trails grants were reviewed to advance projects in northeastern Minnesota. Agency investment for all projects combined is over $11.5 million. Total project investment is approximately $74.5 million. The projects are expected to increase