Researchers have discovered a large gas reservoir boasting extremely high concentrations of helium that could boost a dwindling global supply in Minnesota's Iron Range.
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Located in the ore-rich Mesabi Iron Range in northern Minnesota, our Minntac and Keetac mines give us up to 22 million tons of pellets annually, plus about 1.3 million-ton annual capacity through joint-venture ownership in a mine in Hibbing, Minnesota.
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During the early twentieth century, the population of the Iron Range was among the most ethnically diverse in Minnesota. Tens of thousands of immigrants arrived from Finland, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Canada, England, and over thirty other places of origin. These immigrants mined the ore that made the Iron Range famous and built its …
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The Iron Ore Alliance is a voice for people who work at mines in Minnesota. Our advocacy for the Minnesota iron range helps to protect thousands of jobs.
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Tags: iron mining, mines, ore This data layer indicates the location of historic and active mine pits associated with iron mines in the Vermilion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna Iron Ranges.
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Cleveland-based Cleveland-Cliffs is Minnesota's largest iron ore miner and one of the nation's biggest steelmakers. The company owns three of the Iron Range's six taconite operations in full and ...
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Visit northeastern Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range, and you'll know why Mesabi is Magic. Named for a native American word for the constellation Orion, Mesabi is the place where great riches exist: deep forests, clear waters, veins of minerals and much more. This winter, travel from town to town, to Canada and back, on thousands of miles of snowmobile …
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Attractions on the Mesabi Range Places to Visit. Discover the Range by visiting Iron Range attractions that celebrate and illuminate our mining, logging and hockey history.
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Enjoy history and recreation on one of the state's most unique landscapes – the Iron Range.Explore historic mines and museums, and then head outside to see rust-colored cliffs and miles of forests in this region whose iron ore helped drive the …
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Mesabi Range, largest of three iron ranges in northern Minnesota, U.S. (the others are Vermilion and Cuyuna). It extends 110 miles (180 km) from Babbitt (northeast) to Grand Rapids (southwest) at heights varying from …
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Underground mining of natural iron ore deposits occurred on the Mesabi Range in northeastern Minnesota from 1892 to 1961. The Mesabi Range is the ledge rock exposure of the Biwabik Iron Formation, a geological feature that stretches in length for just over 100 miles, from west of Grand Rapids in Itasca County to east of Babbitt near the St. Louis / …
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Mesabi Range, largest of three iron ranges in northern Minnesota, U.S. (the others are Vermilion and Cuyuna). It extends 110 miles (180 km) from Babbitt (northeast) to Grand Rapids (southwest) at heights varying from 200 to 500 feet (60 to 150 metres), with a high point of 2,000 feet (610 metres).
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Reclaimed ore, high prices mean Minnesota iron could head to North Dakota Starting in 2025, company plans to ship iron ore waste north of Bismarck, near Underwood and Coal Creek Station.
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Minnesota produces more iron than any other state in the U.S. - by far. The history of iron mining in Minnesota is a fascinating one.
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The Hull Rust Mine View in Hibbing, Minnesota is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world and overlooks more than 125 years of iron ore mining.
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Everyday we use products created by Minnesota's iron mining industry. Discovered in 1884, iron mining plays a vital role in every individual's life.
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On the Iron Trail In northern Minnesota, a rich deposit of ore brought the world running.
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The Minerals Tax unit of the Special Taxes Division provides counties with valuation information only for the ad valorem taxes on unmined taconite and unmined natural iron.
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Iron ore historically came in two forms: raw from deep underground mines, and pelletized into taconite from shallow strip mines (today ore comes only in taconite). This ore is loaded into 50-ton rail cars, and it is the sole duty of the ore docks to efficiently transfer this ore from the rail cars onto the ships anchored below.
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The science behind Minnesota's Iron Range. A giant pile of about 200,000 tons of a new iron pellet that can feed a growing segment of the steel industry sits outside the Northshore Mining plant in ...
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Researchers have discovered a large gas reservoir boasting extremely high concentrations of helium that could boost a dwindling global supply in Minnesota's Iron Range.
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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). The majority of iron mined is used …
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The boom times of iron ore mining in northern Minnesota are long gone, but mining operations continue and are even expanding, as seen in these Landsat images. The Mesabi Range, which stretches 80–100 miles from Grand Rapids to Babbitt, contributed about 60% of the total iron ore output in the United States throughout most of the 20th century.
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The boom times of iron ore mining in northern Minnesota are long gone, but mining operations continue and are even expanding, as seen in these Landsat images. The Mesabi Range, which stretches 80–100 miles from Grand Rapids to Babbitt, contributed about 60% of the total iron ore output in the United States throughout most of the 20th century ...
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The country's need for all that natural iron ore during the war almost depleted Minnesota's deposits and led to the mining of taconite, the lower-grade mineral produced on the Range today to make ...
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The Mesabi Iron Range wasn't the first iron range to be mined in Minnesota, but it has arguably been the most prolific. Since the 1890s, the Mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy, …
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The extraction of ancient iron deposits in northern Minnesota has left its mark on the region.
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If Minnesota ever decides to designate an official state rock, it should be banded iron ore. Since the late 1800s, Minnesota's four "iron ranges" have yielded four billion tons of banded iron ore that have provided 90 percent of the nation's iron.
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Information on mining taconite, a low grade iron ore, in Minnesota from the publication, Digging Into Minnesota's Minerals by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Lands and Minerals.
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The post-war years into the 1960s and 1970s saw decreased demand and the closure of many mines. Today iron ore is still mined on the Iron Range but in a much-diminished capacity. Iron ore mining has had a lasting impact on Minnesota and helped to shape the state's industrial and cultural identity.
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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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Information about public mine tours at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.
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The iron ore is separated from the taconite using magnetism. The remaining rock is waste material and is dumped into tailings basins. The taconite powder with the iron in it is called concentrate.
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Taconite/Iron Ore. Background: Most of the leases are for the mining of taconite, a lower grade iron ore. Historically, the State of Minnesota has been leasing its iron ore and taconite resources since the 1890s. All leases must be approved by the State Executive Council.. Statutes: The leasing of state-owned lands and interests in lands for govern …
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Its six iron ore operations produce about 40 million tons of high-grade iron ore annually, which is approximately 75 percent of total U.S. iron ore production. To produce 40 million tons of high-grade iron ore, Minnesota moves on the order of 240 million tons of material including 135 million tons of crude ore and 105 million tons of surface ...
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