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Who makes up the Iron Ore Alliance?
1,800
employees
living, working, and raising families
- n Minnesota’s Iron Range
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Who makes up the Iron Ore Alliance? 1,800 employees living, working, and raising families on Minnesotas Iron Range 2 When was the Iron Ore Alliance created? Established February 2013 3 Why was the Iron Ore Alliance created? Provide a
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When was the Iron Ore Alliance created?
Established
February 2013
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Why was the Iron Ore Alliance created?
Provide a united, bipartisan voice on issues that impact iron mining
Educate Minnesotans about the importance of the
mining industry
Advocate for good jobs and economic growth Protect the environment
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Iron Ore Alliance focus areas
- Economic vitality
- Education about iron mining
- High environmental and operations standards
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Economic vitality
Oppose illegal foreign steel dumping
Illegal dumping of underpriced steel products is crippling Minnesota's Iron Range and U.S. steel producers
New tariffs created in the summer and fall 2016 for hot-rolled and cold- rolled steel imports from multiple nations
A U.S. International Trade Commission investigation is underway against Chinese steel producers, distributors for collusion, theft and fraud (337 case)
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Economic vitality
Advocate for pro-mining policies
Jobs Fair trade Environment Transportation infrastructure Buy American legislation
483-acre Minntac boundary extension
means 16 more years of mining, 100 jobs, and millions of dollars more for public schools
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Education about iron mining
Tens of millions of dollars generated for public schools More than $100 million in environmental investments in past decade $612 million in business with Minnesota suppliers and vendors annually
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Policymakers visit Minntac
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High standards: Environment and
- perations
Fair, science-based water quality standards will protect wild rice and mining industry’s future
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Wild rice sulfate standard
11 The state’s current standard of 10
milligrams per liter (mg/L) is based
- n observational data from the
1940s
10 mg/L sulfate standard is not
supported by science
MPCA ruling making process is
underway
Potential for significant impact on
Iron Range cities and industry
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