South Dakota has Black Hills Gold... Minnesota has VirginSteel

A unique hard rock jewelry

    Founded in 2004 Raw Concepts established VirginSteel as jewelry hand crafted from Raw Taconite. VirginSteel is shaped, hand selected, polished and set using fine 9.25 Sterling Silver bails ,chains and earrings. Taconite is mined on the Great Iron Range of Northern Minnesota. Minnesota is the largest producer of Taconite a hard rock that is mined in North America.  after Nearly all the high grade Iron ore was mined by the 1950’s.  Technology in the early 1940’s had made it possible  to start processing taconite (oxide Minerals & silicate Minerals) into steel that we use today. Raw Concepts procures the taconite after it has been unearthed, drilled , blasted and sent through several crushing stages. The taconite at this point is either captured to be hand crafted into beautiful VirginSteel or continues on in the process to be milled, to produce steel. Taconite is one of the United States non renewable resources that has been a big part of our history and continues to be a big part of our future.

It is our goal to take Raw Taconite before it goes through the process of  becoming steel and turn it into a beautiful jewelry that is set in fine sterling silver to be proudly displayed as a piece one of America’s true natural beauties, Handcrafted jewelry from the usa.

The blast / shaping & polishing /drilling

"It's not just another hard rock, It's VirginSteel"

Through our commitment, experience, and expertise Raw Concepts has established a business relationship with our customers that will last a lifetime!

For Retailers looking to handle our handmade wholesale sterling silver jewelry.

Call Raw Concepts at (218) 741-8311 today! or Email us at Rawconcepts@virginsteel.com