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Ore resource model and geology analysis provides critical information that helped MnDOT reroute U.S. Highway 53 to make way for mining.
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Some students arrive at college knowing exactly what they want to do. For the rest of us.... Adelle Schumann is proof that a variety of experiences has tremendous value in her job at NRRI.
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NRRI and the MN Dept. of Transportation host a workshop that spanned the breadth of intermodel challenges and opportunities.
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NRRI is beginning a study this summer on the walleye food webs in nine popular fishing lakes to understand if they're impacted by aquatic invasive species.
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Proper management of young red pine stands will increase productivity to benefit wood products industry and increase value for land owners.
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NRRI joins a delegation to Germany to share knowledge and opportunities for a renewable energy future.
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From birds-eye views to seeing deep into the earth, new technologies are providing old industries with accurate data previously approached with an educated guess, albeit well-educated.
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With an infusion of base funding that provides support for researchers and programs, NRRI is looking ahead to help the state prepare for a changing economy.
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NRRI releases results of a demonstration project that shows Minnesota ilmenite resources can be processed into high value titanium dioxide.
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Blandin Foundation infuses funds to NRRI's Business Assistance Fund to help entrepreneurs in Itasca County and other small communities.
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