In a continuing effort to study the possible link between taconite mining and mesothelioma, the Minnesota Department of Health released a new report detailing the employment history of the 58 miners who have died from the rare asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma. According to the report, the 58 miners worked for different companies at different locations, doing different jobs for various lengths of time. Specifically, the men worked for six companies in various parts of the Iron Range, some for only a year, others for over thirty years. Some of them worked as mechanics, while others worked in the taconite mines. There have been 146 cases of mesothelioma among men in northern Minnesota since 1988, well above the national average. Although the findings do not rule out any of the proposed causes of this particular cancer cluster, it does conclude that the threat was confined to the workplace and not the region as a whole. If anything, this latest report emphasizes the need for more resources and funs to continue to study this issue.