Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR MN0000002713700061
HIBBING TACONITE CO, Hibbing, MN: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- No Violation IdentifiedCurrent violation status, as filed
- 5Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 1Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
HIBBING TACONITE CO, at 4950 HIGHWAY 5, Hibbing in St. Louis County, Minnesota, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “No Violation Identified”. St. Louis County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HIBBING TACONITE CO |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | MN0000002713700061 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110068961225 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | No Violation Identified |
| Address | 4950 HIGHWAY 5, Hibbing, MN 557468409 |
| County | St. Louis County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Mining and quarrying (NAICS 2122) |
| EPA region | 05 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs HIBBING TACONITE CO is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 5Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 3Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | FCE On-Site | State | New Source Performance Standards; New Source Review Permit Requirements; Title V Permits |
| April 5, 2024 | PCE Off-Site | State | New Source Review Permit Requirements; Title V Permits |
| July 6, 2022 | FCE On-Site | State | New Source Review Permit Requirements; Title V Permits |
| August 28, 2019 | FCE On-Site | State | New Source Review Permit Requirements; Title V Permits |
| May 16, 2018 | PCE On-Site | U.S. EPA | MACT Standards (40 CFR Part 63); Not defined as federally-reportable |
Violations
- 1Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 0Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2025 | Earliest FRV determination | State | New Source Performance Standards |
Enforcement and penalties
1 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 0 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2025 | Administrative Order | State | $0 |
Informal enforcement
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2026 | Warning Letter | State |
Stack tests
- 17Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2025 | Pass | State |
| May 12, 2025 | N/A | State |
| May 21, 2024 | Pass | State |
| April 17, 2024 | N/A | State |
| April 11, 2023 | Pass | State |
| May 10, 2022 | Pass | State |
| September 21, 2021 | Pass | State |
| April 20, 2021 | Pass | State |
| September 14, 2020 | N/A | State |
| August 25, 2020 | N/A | State |
| April 22, 2020 | Pass | State |
| April 14, 2020 | Pass | State |
| September 17, 2019 | Pass | State |
| May 20, 2019 | Pass | State |
| April 23, 2018 | Pass | State |
| September 6, 2017 | N/A | State |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.