Some good news for the mining industry. A blast furnace that’s been down for two years is being restarted. U.S. Steel announced they will be restarting one of two at Granite City Works in Illinois.

The aging blast furnace at the Whyalla steelworks could be permanently shut down before the steelworks transitions to a direct-reduced iron plant and electric arc furnace, placing hundreds of jobs at ...

Tata Steel has appointed Sir Robert McAlpine to install two electric arc furnaces at its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales. The £1.25 billion project, supported by £500 million in government funding, ...

This file photo shows steel move through the production process as it is thinned and then coiled at U.S. Steel in Granite City. Derik Holtmann Belleville News-Democrat U.S. Steel is eyeing an April 1 ...