Gloomy night

There was a somber feeling all over the city of Virginia last night. ArcelorMittal made it official Tuesday by announcing that the Minorca Mine would be idled for an additional three months after its scheduled April maintenance shutdown. This was expected, but in combination with MinnTac’s announced 590 layoffs from last week it adds to the snowballing sense of hard times on the Iron Range.

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