From the column: "The Iron Range has minerals America needs. The Duluth Complex ... is estimated to hold 95% of U.S. nickel ...

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DULUTH — U.S. Steel shaped Minnesota’s Iron Range, transforming the region from a frontier to a key part of the country’s industrial complex. “U.S. Steel isn’t just a really big company that employs a ...