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Mesabi Metallics fires first blast toward “Patriot Pellet,” ending U.S. dependence on scarce foreign DR-grade ore<\/i><\/p>\n

NASHWAUK, Minn.<\/span>, July 14, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — American iron ore mining is growing. Mesabi Metallics Company LLC<\/a> (Mesabi Metallics<\/i>) 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.<\/p>\n

The blast used a 66-hole pattern and fractured approximately 211,000 tons of ore in a single shot which represents nearly half the total rock removed to carve Mount Rushmore. It opens the first ramp into the bottom of the pit, clearing the way for 400-ton haul trucks to move ore out of the ground for the first time.<\/p>\n

“This first blast is the moment this project stops being about preparation and starts being about production,” said Shane Holman, General Manager \u2013 Mine, Mesabi Metallics<\/b>. “The ore we blasted today will be processed into some of the highest quality DR-grade pellets in the world.”<\/p>\n

“Every ton of ore that comes out of this mine represents American jobs, American investment, and American capability being put back to work, said Joe Broking CEO of Mesabi Metallics<\/b>. We are committed to investing in the Iron Range to keep powering America’s steel, America’s shipyards, and America’s defense industrial base.”<\/p>\n

The blast follows Mesabi Metallics’ announcement on July 4th<\/sup>, America’s 250th birthday, of the ‘Patriot Pellet,’ the brand for the highest quality DR-grade iron ore pellet produced entirely on the Iron Range. Patriot Pellet is a statement: American mines, American workers, and American steel should not be at the mercy of foreign supply chains. Every ton produced is a ton that does not need to be imported.<\/p>\n

Mesabi Metallics expects weekly blasting to continue as the mine advances toward full-scale production, supplying the steel industry with high-quality DR-grade iron ore pellets from Minnesota’s Iron Range.<\/p>\n

About Mesabi Metallics Company LLC<\/b><\/p>\n

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC, an Essar Group company, is developing a state-of-the-art DR-grade iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota. Upon completion, the project will represent an approximately $2.5 billion investment and become the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant developed in Minnesota in nearly fifty years. Mesabi is expected to produce some of the highest-grade DR pellets in the world, providing a secure domestic supply of critical raw materials needed to support America’s steel industry, infrastructure buildout, shipbuilding, defense industrial base and broader manufacturing resurgence.<\/p>\n

Mesabi Metallics is the cornerstone of a broader strategy to re-shore critical steel supply chains and industrial production back to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Source: Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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