GARY, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Steel has temporarily halted
steelmaking at its massive northwestern Indiana mill because the
ice-covered Great Lakes have cut off the mill’s access to vital iron
ore.
The company says in a letter to its customers that it has
idled the Gary Works complex’s blast furnaces and steelmaking due to
"unprecedented ice conditions on the Great Lakes."
The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/QMW0D4 ) that treacherous ice covering
much of Lake Superior has prevented
ships from hauling iron ore from Minnesota’s Iron Range to northwestern
Indiana steel mills.
The Gary Works complex is the nation’s
largest steel mill, stretching seven miles along Lake Michigan. It can
produce 7.5 million net tons of steel a year.
More than 5,800 employees who work at the mill continue to report to work.
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GARY, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Steel has temporarily halted
steelmaking at its massive northwestern Indiana mill because the
ice-covered Great Lakes have cut off the mill’s access to vital iron
ore.
The company says in a letter to its customers that it has
idled the Gary Works complex’s blast furnaces and steelmaking due to
"unprecedented ice conditions on the Great Lakes."
The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/QMW0D4 ) that treacherous ice covering
much of Lake Superior has prevented
ships from hauling iron ore from Minnesota’s Iron Range to northwestern
Indiana steel mills.
The Gary Works complex is the nation’s
largest steel mill, stretching seven miles along Lake Michigan. It can
produce 7.5 million net tons of steel a year.
More than 5,800 employees who work at the mill continue to report to work.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.