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<title><![CDATA[Cravaack Pushing Legislation to Protect Area Mines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/gfx-mining-generic.jpg" align="left" border="0" />U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack is touting legislation that he is saying will protect Northland mines.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fed. Mine Safety Director Says Mines Can't be Complacent]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration Director Joe Main wants to end the cycle of intensity and complacency in the agency and the industry it regulates.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wis. Tribes Complain to Feds about Mining Bill]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img border="0" alt="" align="left" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/gfx-mining-generic.jpg" />A federal agency says it's looking into whether Wisconsin violated treaty rights by not consulting with tribal governments that might be affected by a state mining bill.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PolyMet: Another Permitting Delay]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/gfx-Mining-Polymet.jpg" align="left" border="0" />An environmental review for the PolyMet Corp. copper mine in northeastern Minnesota will be delayed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 04:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Steel Pulls Out of Serbia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Serbia's government has bought back from U.S. Steel its loss-making plant in the Balkan country for a symbolic $1, with a goal to avoid its closure and the layoff of 5,400 of its workers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:39:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wis. Assembly Passes Mining Bill to Help G-Tac Progress]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img border="0" alt="" align="left" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/GFX-Gogebic-Taconite.jpg" />Republicans in the state Assembly have passed a sweeping bill to help the Florida-based Gogenic Taconite company open an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties of northwestern Wisconsin.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:59:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Serbia To Buy Back Loss-Making US Steel Plant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Serbia's prime minister says the government will buy back the loss-making U.S. Steel Serbia plant for a symbolic $1.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magnetation Considering Two Northland Sites For Pellet Plant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/gfx-Magnetation-Logo.jpg" align="left" border="0" />Magnetation said they have four potential sites on their list for a new iron ore pellet plant. One is in the Superior area, and one is in Itasca County.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Northland College Mining Education Week]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Northland College is helping the public understand more about iron mining.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:26:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wis. GOP Wants To Let Northland Keep More Ore Tax]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img border="0" alt="" align="left" src="http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/gfx-WI-money.jpg" />Assembly Republicans want to tweak an iron mining bill to give local governments a slightly bigger chunk of ore taxes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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