Proposed North Dakota pig iron plant to turn Minnesota mine waste into steel, a first for US

By: Peyton Haug

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 1,361

Last Updated: 6 days, 5 hours ago

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This is the first in a two-part series about North Dakota projects that would process Minnesota mining materials. Read about a potential nickel processing facility here.

CALUMET, Minn. – Enormous piles of iron-rich waste sitting dormant in Minnesota are about to see movement for the first time in decades, soon heading hundreds of miles west to North Dakota.

North American Iron plans to develop a 2,400-acre site near Minot to produce pig iron, …

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