INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Steel says its largest mill is on
limited production, after a shortage of vital iron ore due to the ice
covering Lake Superior had temporarily shut down its furnaces.
Company
spokeswoman Courtney Boone said Monday that ships were able to bring
ore to the sprawling Gary Works on Sunday despite lingering ice from the
frigid winter. She would not specify the level of production or
estimate the cost of the shutdown. She said U.S Steel hopes to get more
ore to the mill this week.
The mill, which feeds steel to big industries, was shut down for about a week.
A
spokesman for the Great Lakes shipping industry says iron ore
stockpiles are running low in many places and coal shipments are down 70
percent from a year ago.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Steel says its largest mill is on
limited production, after a shortage of vital iron ore due to the ice
covering Lake Superior had temporarily shut down its furnaces.
Company
spokeswoman Courtney Boone said Monday that ships were able to bring
ore to the sprawling Gary Works on Sunday despite lingering ice from the
frigid winter. She would not specify the level of production or
estimate the cost of the shutdown. She said U.S Steel hopes to get more
ore to the mill this week.
The mill, which feeds steel to big industries, was shut down for about a week.
A
spokesman for the Great Lakes shipping industry says iron ore
stockpiles are running low in many places and coal shipments are down 70
percent from a year ago.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.