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The United Taconite mine is located on Minnesota s Mesabi Iron Range in and around the city of Eveleth Minnesota The taconite is mined and then transported approximately 10 miles by rail to its processing facility in Forbes Minnesota Cleveland Cliffs owns 100% of the United Taconite mine and leases 100% of the mineral rights
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Negaunee Mine Biwabik MN 1920 Spruce Shaft Eveleth MN 1915 St Paul Mine Keewatin Itasca County MN 1912 The second range the Mesabi Iron Range is a vast deposit of iron ore and the largest of three major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota
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Iron ore mines here fed the nation s steel mills through two world wars and made this part of Minnesota what it is today It was the region s lifeblood for about 60 years However as reserves of high quality ore ran out even once highly productive mines struggled to remain viable Over time Hill Annex like most closed
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In recent years Minnesota has risen to fourth in the Geological Survey rankings of states producing the highest value of non fuel minerals The state according to USGS in 2024 produced $ billion worth of nonfuel mineral commodities mainly represented by iron ore but also lime sand and gravel construction sand and gravel
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When the iron is concentrated in large enough quantities and sufficient quality can it be mined for commercial use Minnesota has the largest deposits of iron ore in the United States and northern Minnesota has been mining iron ore for 130 years 26 years after Minnesota became a state in 1858
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The Minnesota Discovery Center 1005 Discovery Dr is a good place to get an overview of the history of mining in the Iron Range Think of it as a mining theme park complete with mini golf an amphitheater a 19th century village museum and archives Chisholm Minnesota Discovery Center
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These 12 rare photos of Minnesota s mining history will give you a glimpse of life on the Iron Range 1 The Iron Range is actually a series of ranges across seven counties in Minnesota s Arrowhead region Marion Doss/Flickr 2 The largest and most well known is the Mesabi Range in Itasca and St Louis counties
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What are the four types of iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be extracted There are four main types of iron ore deposit massive hematite which is the most commonly mined magnetite titanomagnetite and pisolitic ironstone These ores vary in colour from dark grey bright yellow or deep purple to rusty red
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Minnesota s first iron ore mine the Soudan Mine opened in 1882 Operations went underground by 1892 since the ore body continued deep into the ground The mine s value was in the special kind of ore it produced The ore s high oxygen content was used to make high quality steel in open hearth furnaces When technology changed the ore from the
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Iron Ore Minnesota s iron ore was actually discovered while miners were on their way to seek gold Since their aim was gold the iron was ignored As it turned out the iron would become more valuable to northern Minnesota than the gold Iron ore was discovered on the three iron ranges at different times
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Once covered with mountains and a shallow sea the stretch of Northeast Minnesota known as the Iron Range evolved to serve up mining riches around the year 1890 Iron Range miners built the towns of Grand Rapids Hibbing Virginia Ely and more while the region s deep iron ore deposits fed American industry s hunger for steel and earned business attention from icons named Rockefeller and
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The Soudan Underground Mine State Park in Soudan is the oldest and deepest iron ore mine in Minnesota where volcanic rocks formed around billion years ago The Banning State Park in Sandstone has plenty of old sandstone quarries while the Jay Cooke State Park in Carlton County has a formation that dates back to two billion years ago
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MN iron ore mine will close without mineral rights CEO says The CEO of Cleveland Cliffs says an iron ore mine in northern Minnesota will close in a few years if it doesn t get mineral rights from a nearby project that hasn t been completed Hibbing Taconite which is owned by Cleveland Cliffs is expected to run out of iron ore around 2024
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Mining History Association 19th Annual Conference June 12 15 2024 Ironworld Minnesota Discovery Center Chisholm Minnesota
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The Mesabi Iron Range — a slice of northeastern Minnesota better known for mining than moguls — was the last place I expected to find first class ski terrain Yet there I was last winter high
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Iron Mining Process From blasting to crushing to separation more than 85% of the iron mined in the United States is mined in northeastern Minnesota to make our nation s steel Blasting Taconite is a very hard rock Using explosives the taconite is blasted into small pieces Transportation The taconite pieces are scooped up by electric shovels
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In 2024 mines in Minnesota and Michigan shipped 98% of the usable iron ore products in the United States with an estimated value of $ billion Minnesota has traditionally accounted for approximately 75 percent of the iron ore mined in the United States and iron ore from Minnesota accounts for about 2 percent of global iron ore supplies
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The Zenith Iron Mine is in Ely Minnesota Historically the site has been associated with the Vermilion Range Mining District which is now part of the Superior National Forest The Zenith Iron Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re open Production size when active was considered to be medium
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The benchmark 62% Fe import price including freight and insurance at the Chinese port of Tianjin added % to $ a tonne Iron ore reached a 10 week high last week according to data provided
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Iron Ore Mining in Minnesota current trends and industry outlook 2024 2024 The Iron Ore Mining industry in Minnesota is expected to decline an annualized % to $ billion over the five years to 2024 while the national industry will likely grow at a rate of % during the same period
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Taconite Wikipedia The Mesabi Iron Range region of the American state of Minnesota is a major production area The taconite iron ore pellets are hauled by railroad to the ports of Silver Bay Two Harbors and the Twin Ports of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin all on Lake Superior The docks at Escanaba Michigan on Lake Michigan also ship taconite from the Marquette iron range in Michigan and
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Taconite Dreams The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota s Iron Range by Jeffrey T Manuel Minneapolis Minn University of Minnesota Press 2024 Taconite is a flint like type of rock containing low grade iron ore Vast reserves of taconite with iron concentrations of 30 50% were discovered in 1870 near present day Babbitt on the
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If sulfide ore or sulfide tailings are exposed to water and air during mining a chemical reaction creates sulfuric acid basically battery acid There has never been a sulfide mine that has not polluted nearby water resources Pollution from sulfide mining is very expensive to fix and a burden for taxpayers
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Canada has threatened to retaliate against the Trump administration s steel and aluminum tariffs including raising the duties on $264 million worth of Minnesota products beginning July 1 That is estimated to cost Minnesota around $35 million A big chunk of those duties would fall on taconite an iron ore mined in the Iron Range that is
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Iron mining has shaped northern Minnesota for over 100 years It is a vital part of the Iron Range communities The Iron Range supplies 80% of the country s taconite which is used in the steelmaking process Mining has created amazing vistas and unique Mineland Reclamation recreation and other tourist hot spots
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Iron ores are rocks from which metallic iron can be economically extracted The principal iron ores contain hematite Fe 2 O 3 and magnetite Fe 3 O 4 Hematite is an iron oxide mineral It is non magnetic and has colour variations ranging from steel silver to reddish brown Pure hematite contains % Fe by molecular weight
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That purer form of iron is used to feed smaller steel mills known as electric arc furnaces Such mini mills now produce more than 70 percent of the steel in the But most of Minnesota
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Minnesota is home to a variety of other minerals including iron ore copper nickel and titanium These minerals are mined and used in a variety of industries all over the world History of Taconite in Minnesota Taconite is a low grade iron ore When the high grade natural iron ore was plentiful taconite was considered a waste rock and not used
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By Chris Redman contributor Last Updated May 20 2024 9 45 AM ET The Hull Rust Mahoning Mine in Hibbing Minn is the largest open pit iron ore mine in the world Company co founders Fritz
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Why is iron ore mined Iron ore is essential to steel production Steel is a hard and durable alloy made mostly of iron but combined with smaller amounts of other metals It is a key building block of industrial society Steel is used in transportation infrastructure such as railroad tracks and automobiles as well as in machinery and appliances
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