US Steel Delays Expansion of MN Plant

KEEWATIN, Minn. (AP) — U. S. Steel Corp. has decided against expanding its Keetac taconite operations in Keewatin, disappointing steelworkers and local residents.

The $300 million expansion was first announced in 2008 and would have added another 75 jobs at the Keewatin facility where about 400 are already employed. State permits for the project were granted to the steel company in 2011 and expire this month.

WDIO TV reported U.S. Steel has determined its current production capability in Keewatin is sufficient.