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HONG KONG — China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ahead of a meeting in about three weeks between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The regulations announced by the Ministry of Commerce require foreign companies to get special approval to export items that contain even small traces of rare earths elements sourced from China even if those products were made elsewhere by foreign companies. These critical minerals are needed ...

Letters sent home illustrate lives of WWI soldiers

During World War I, both the Iron Ore and The Mining Journal would publish letters written by those serving in the war. Many of those letters were written to parents or friends and then shared with the public. The letters had to pass through censors, so exact locations of soldiers often could not be given, but they served to give those back home an idea of what the men were going through. This first letter was written by Walter Sterne to his father Albert: “I have just received word that I had been admitted to the officer’s training camp at Fort Sheridan,” his letter reads. ...

Tony Guizzetti was a businessman

NEGAUNEE — In the early part of the century, the United States offered the opportunity for prosperity for many thousands of European immigrants, but it didn't promise prosperity. The immigrants came here seeking a new life, a life in which success was possible for those willing to work hard ...

Sam Cohodas has place in area’s history

ISHPEMING — In 1970, a committee of almost 100 began to plan a huge 75th birthday party for Sam Cohodas to honor him and celebrate his birthday. But for Sam, it was a bittersweet event as two people who were very dear to him were not there to celebrate with him. The first was his beloved ...

The Carriage House

NEGAUNE — Thanks to Dave Dompierre and Miles Parkkonen for the information on the carriage house. The building behind the Negaunee Museum known as the Carriage House was built about 1900. During its early existence it served to house the horses and vehicles that were used to transport ...

Investigation finds Nebraska is likely under-reporting overdose deaths, costing it prevention money

(AP) Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother’s bed on a warm afternoon in late June, in a house full of family. He was napping, they thought, sound asleep. Over the course of four hours, they checked on him often. They didn’t recognize his breath gurgling. They didn’t see the bits of foam forming around his mouth. Then one of Derrek’s younger sisters tried to wake him for a slice of cake, and found him cold to the touch. In the moments and days after his death, Linette Cocchiarella, Derrek’s mom, struggled to understand. Derrek had freshly returned from ...