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U.S. Steel Plans $350 Million Restart of Taconite Production Line on Mesabi Iron Range, an Industrial Info News Alert SUGAR LAND, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--May 14, 2008 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources
(Sugar Land, Texas) -- U.S. Steel Corporation (NYSE:X - News) (Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania) is planning a $350 million restart of a taconite
production
line on the Mesabi Iron Range in northern Minnesota. U.S.
Steel's Minnesota
Ore Operations consist of two plants in the area: the Minntac
plant in
Mountain Iron and the Keewatin Taconite (KeeTac) plant about
25 miles to
the west. Iron-bearing taconite rock is mined and processed
into taconite
pellets for use in the steelmaking process. For details, view the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/showNews.jsp?newsitemID=132735, or browse other breaking industrial news stories at www.industrialinfo.com. Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is a marketing information service specializing in industrial process, energy and financial related markets with products and services ranging from industry news, analytics, forecasting, plant and project databases, as well as multimedia services. For more information send inquiries to metalsandmineralsgroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us at www.industrialinfo.com. Related News Articles Madison County Takes the Lead in Illinois' $11.6 Billion Industrial Projects for 2008 Leaner Russian Steelmaker Severstal Targets Expansions and Acquisitions Contact: Contact:
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713-783-5147
Source: Industrial Info Resources
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