Mesabi Metallics fires first blast toward "Patriot Pellet," ending U.S. dependence on scarce foreign DR-grade ore NASHWAUK, Minn., July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American iron ore mining is growing. Mesabi Metallics Company LLC (Mesabi Metallics) today announced the successful completion of its first production blast, a defining milestone in the company's drive to become the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant built in Minnesota in fifty years, and an on-schedule step toward first pellet production later in the third quarter. The blast used a 66-hole pattern and fractured approxima…READ FULL ARTICLE
