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Wits Basin Provides China Iron Ore Production Projections Plan to Acquire Major China Asset MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESS WIRE Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc WITM is pleased to announce that the
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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 Internet Archive Book Images/Flickr
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Unemployment in Northeastern Minnesota climbed from percent in September to percent in October more than double the rate of a year ago In Duluth the unemployment rate jumped
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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 AP
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Read More FILE A former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes Minn that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper nickel mine is pictured on Feb 10 2024 The Minnesota Supreme
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A very brief history of mining on the Cuyuna Iron Range Iron mining in the district the furthest south and west of Minnesota s iron ranges began in 1907 By Fred Sutherland
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Where is the largest iron ore mine in the United States The Hull Rust Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine in Hibbing Minnesota United States is the largest operating open pit iron mine in Minnesota The pit stretches more than three miles 5 km long two miles 3 km wide and 535 feet 163 m deep
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William Austin Burt discovered iron ore in the Marquette Range near Negaunee Michigan in 1844 Iron ore was discovered on the Menominee Range in 1867 on the Gogebic Range in 1884 on the Vermilion Range in 1885 the Mesabi Range in 1890 and the Cuyuna Range in 1903 [2] Underground mines were developed to remove the valuable ore of most ranges
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Overview Lake Vermilion Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a state park of Minnesota USA located in the Vermilion Range Minnesota The mine is known as Minnesota s oldest deepest and richest iron mine It has been designated a National Historic Landmark Lake Vermilion Soudan Underground Mine was one of the largest iron…
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Minnesota has three iron mining ranges which are collectively known as the Iron Range The Vermilion is the northernmost and it began shipping ore in 1884 The Mesabi Range is the largest and it started ore shipments in 1892 The Cuyuna Range first shipped ore in 1911 and is the southernmost range
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History Our story began over a century ago with the partnership of three families the Pillsburys Bennetts and Longyears United by the discovery of iron ore and words of honor the partnership formally began in 1892 Various iron ore companies resulted from the partnership and Meriden Iron Company was formed in 1903 to manage the family
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The 19th Annual Conference of the Mining History Association was held in Chisholm Minnesota June 12 15 2024 Chisholm and nearby Hibbing are located in the heart of the famous Mesabi Iron Range The Range was discovered in 1866 and ore shipments began in 1892
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Iron Ranger One of our most popular footwear styles the Iron Ranger was named for the hardworking miners on Minnesota s northern iron range As North America s largest producer of iron ore Minnesota was once home to several ranges The Iron Range is an area near Lake Superior and features most of the state s ore deposits
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Minnesota has a long history of mining iron ore which continues to this day In fact nearly 75 percent of the iron ore produced in the United States is mined in Minnesota However many people may not be aware of the fact that Minnesota has some of the largest undeveloped copper and nickel deposits in the world
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Shows the past present and uncertain future of iron mining in northern Minnesota MNHS call number Videotape no 111 1 59 minute videocassette 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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Paperback $ 12 Used from $ Northern Minnesota is a land of beauty and heritage but also a land wealthy in natural resources Its rich iron ore has shaped the destiny of the United States and in times of war helped to protect the world Marv Lamppa recounted this history in his acclaimed PBS television series Iron Country
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Taconite saved Minnesota s iron ore mining industry What is taconite ore used for It is a very hard rock containing low grade iron ore used to make iron and steel Using explosives taconite is blasted into pieces that are then crushed into smaller pieces at a processing plant After the iron ore is separated from the taconite the tailings
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The Merritt Brothers are credited with the first economic discovery of Mesabi iron near Virginia Minnesota It wasn t until the Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad DM N linked the Mesabi Range to docks in Duluth Harbor that mining could begin in earnest The first year s rail shipments were 4 245 tons of ore
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Hill Annex Mine is a hundred year old abandoned mine turned state park that you can visit to learn about the state s mining history Take a look Hill Annex Mine is a little known mine turned state park in Minnesota s Iron Range It s about halfway between Grand Rapids and Virginia Address 880 Gary Street Calumet MN 55716
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Mining is such a part of the fabric of Minnesota in fact that the residents of Hibbing founded in 1893 once moved their entire town two miles south brick by brick in the early 1920s after ore was discovered under their feet The move affected more than 20 businesses and 180 homes
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Mining a large industry in Minnesota creates waste and uses substantial amounts of energy The resources provided here will assist your mine with reducing energy use and waste in your operations Northeast Minnesota s six active iron mines and their processing facilities produce two thirds of the iron ore used to make steel in the United States
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Postcard Greetings from The Mesaba Iron Range Minnesota $ $ $ shipping Mesaba Range Underground Iron Ore Open Pit Mine Shaft Minnesota Postcard $ $ shipping Overburden Ore Mesaba Iron Range Minnesota Vintage Postcard $
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The Malmberget iron ore mine is a large scale sublevel caving SLC mine in northern Sweden owned and operated by the Luossavaara Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag LKAB mining company The mine comprises 20 orebodies of varying size shape and orientation over an area of 8 km 2 The total annual production currently amounts to 16 million metric tons
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Minntac Mine in Minnesota was the largest iron ore producing mine in United States producing approximately million tonnes of iron ore and an estimated million metric tons per annum mmtpa of Run of Mine ROM in 2024 The Minntac Mine is owned by United States Steel Corp and is due to operate until 2024 The second largest iron ore producing mine with an estimated iron ore
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Mining Chromatic Iron Ore mined with a iron pickaxe or higher drops 1 unit of raw chromatic iron If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune it can drop an extra unit per level of Fortune allowing for a maximum of 4 with Fortune III If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch it drops the ore block instead
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Revealing for the first time a story hidden from public view for a century awardwinning historian james a stolpestad and the ramsey county historical society present the history of the great northern iron ore properties mining trust formed in 1906 by james j hill and louis w hill to acquire manage and lease 67 000 acres on minnesotas 100mile long mesabi range
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The Pioneer Mine complex closed in 1967 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was used for storage by the City a repair shop for snowmobiles and ultimately abandoned In the mid 1990s the Shaft House and Miners Dry House were renovated Again the acre area was later abandoned and subject to vandalism
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Iron Ore 1 627 Jewellery and Coins Kirkland Lake 117 Labrador Iron Trough 56 Latin America Mining 1 737 Lithium 776 Manitoba Mining 253 Metals and Manufacturing 344 Mining Accidents Deaths Cave Ins Rescues Mine Safety and Industrial United States Mining History 130 Uranium and Nuclear Power Industry 708 Vale 1 314
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Taconite tax bill relating to the valuation of ore taconite iron sulphides and semi taconite for occupation tax purposes amending Minnesota Statutes 1961 Section with edits Contributing Institution Iron Range Research Center Type Text Format Bills legislative records
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History of Iron Mining Iron ore mining first occurred in Minnesota on the Vermilion Iron Range in 1884 and has since occurred on the Mesabi Iron Range Cuyuna Range and the Filmore County District For the past 25 years all of Minnesota s iron mining has occurred on the Mesabi Iron Range 3 Minnesota s iron ore was actually discovered
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