Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are speaking out after learning hundreds of people are losing their jobs on Minnesota's Iron Range.

Nearly 600 Iron Range steelworkers are being temporarily laid off in early May due to an excess accumulation of iron ore.

These “locations”, as they were originally called, played a vital role in the development of the emerging mining industry on the Minnesota Iron Range.

Cleveland-Cliffs has confirmed its plans to idle two of its plants on Minnesota's Iron Range, resulting in 630 workers being ...