BIWABIK, MN - JANUARY 16: Dan Hill, center, with his wife Heath

BIWABIK, MN - JANUARY 16: Dan Hill, center, with his wife Heather, center rear, have a discussion with other out-of-work miners, Kirt Schultz, top center, and his wife, Melanie, left, both of Mt. Iron, MN., and Travis Mattson, right, of Biwabik, MN., after eating lunch at Travis' family's pizza shop on January 16, 2016 in Biwabik, MN. Dan Hill is third generation iron ore miner who has been out of work since August 2015 after the United Taconite Mine shut down due to a drop in demand for the taconite pellet. He lives with his wife Heather and their children, Riley, Annalise, and Jacob on a farm in rural Minnesota on the Iron Range. Roughly 2,000 residents are out of work in northern Minnesota after three of the iron ore mines shut down amid a sharp drop in commodity prices linked to the economic slowdown in China. Mining is the biggest industry on the Iron Range, and the ripple effects of the closures are being felt across the region. For many workers, health and unemployment benefits will run out in February, and they are unsure when -- or if -- they will be called back to their jobs. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/ The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BIWABIK, MN - JANUARY 16: Dan Hill, center, with his wife Heather, center rear, have a discussion with other out-of-work miners, Kirt Schultz, top center, and his wife, Melanie, left, both of Mt. Iron, MN., and Travis Mattson, right, of Biwabik, MN., after eating lunch at Travis' family's pizza shop on January 16, 2016 in Biwabik, MN. Dan Hill is third generation iron ore miner who has been out of work since August 2015 after the United Taconite Mine shut down due to a drop in demand for the taconite pellet. He lives with his wife Heather and their children, Riley, Annalise, and Jacob on a farm in rural Minnesota on the Iron Range. Roughly 2,000 residents are out of work in northern Minnesota after three of the iron ore mines shut down amid a sharp drop in commodity prices linked to the economic slowdown in China. Mining is the biggest industry on the Iron Range, and the ripple effects of the closures are being felt across the region. For many workers, health and unemployment benefits will run out in February, and they are unsure when -- or if -- they will be called back to their jobs. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/ The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BIWABIK, MN - JANUARY 16: Dan Hill, center, with his wife Heath
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