NPR had a promo this morning for a story to be broadcast this afternoon about China's booming economy and how Minnesota is shipping iron ore to China. Of course, this ties together our recent entry titled "China moves rapidly forward, voraciously consuming raw materials" and our continuing series (type "iron nuggets" in the search box - no quotes) on whether Minnesota iron ore will be shipped to an iron nuggets plant to be built either in Indiana or in Minnesota.
When the NPR story is available online this evening, I will add the link here.
Here it is: Minnesota Iron Mine Benefits from China's Boom. "An idled Minnesota mine has been re-opened under a new partnership with a Chinese steel company and is now exporting iron ore to China. The new business has been a boon for the residents of the small mining town of Eveleth, Minnesota, which has suffered economically for decades."