| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
The Mesabi Range is largely within the counties of Itasca and St. Louis, and the Vermilion range is northeast of that in St. Louis and Lake counties. The Cuyuna Range is to the southwest of the Mesabi Range, largely within Crow Wing County. The Gunflint Range is in the extreme northern portion of Cook County and extends into Canada.
The Iron Range Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Board (IRRRB), sometimes known simply as Iron Range Resources,[1] is an economic development agency funded partly by taxes levied by the state on taconite-producing companies and charged with creating jobs. Detractors consider it an example of pork barrel politics.