BOVEY — A permanent fix to control rising water levels in an old Iron Range mine pit is on the way. As part of this year’s bonding bill, the Minnesota Legislature approved $8.875 million for ...

The steep-walled pit, itself a relic of mining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is used as a summer swimming hole despite a city edict that prohibits swimming in it.

Barrick Gold Corp. said it will spend nearly $2 billion to turn its Lumwana mine in Zambia into a “super pit” that transforms the once-unprofitable copper project.