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The Soudan Mine peaked in 1892 at 568,471 tons of iron ore shipped. Later, once it was clear that the Soudan Mine would make money, the Minnesota Iron Company was bought by a group of New York investors and merged with the Oliver Iron Mining Company, which eventually became part of U.S. Steel.
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The Vermilion Range, with its distinctive hard and high-grade iron ore deposits, looms large in the history of the mining industry in Minnesota. It was the first range to open (1884) and also the first to cease commercial mining operations (1967) due to changes in the steel-making process and the rise of cheaper-to-produce taconite on …
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Milling along the Mississippi River played an enormous role in the early history of Minneapolis, just as Minnesota's 17 Fortune 500 companies play their part today. And up north, Minnesota's mining left its mark on the Arrowhead region. These 12 rare photos of Minnesota's mining history will give you a glimpse of life on the Iron …
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The job of mining ore has been the driving force for an economy that has supported tens of thousands of workers and families on the Iron Range for generations. And it's one that the members of Local 6860 hope can continue for generations to come.
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Beginning in 1910, new technologies for mining and processing low-grade iron ore created novel environmental challenges for Minnesota's iron mining communities. Unlike earlier high-grade iron ore which required little processing before shipping, low-grade iron ore required extensive processing near mining sites, and that …
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Learn about Iron Range history at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm, the state's largest museum outside of the Twin Cities. Explore the history of the iron range, including mining history, geology, local immigrant history, depression-area history and other exhibits. The museum also regularly hosts a variety of traveling exhibits.
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Since the 1890s, the Mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy, contributed to the Allied victory in World War II, and cultivated a multiethnic regional culture in northeast Minnesota. The Mesabi Iron Range's history as a mining district begins well before ore was unearthed.
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While it existed, Hill Annex visitors learned about Minnesota's Iron Range history at two levels: Fossil hunts that told the story of the Iron Range in geologic time frames. Mine history tours focused on open pit iron mining in Minnesota and the miners who worked those mines from around 1910 through 1978. It was a fascinating site.
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Minnesota Mining History, Mining History, History of Mining, Gold Mining, Iron Mining, Cuyuna Range, Mesabi Range, Vermilion Range, Mining, Miners, Miner's, Open Pit, ... Iron Ore Shipping. Soudan Underground Mine State Park. Hill Annex Mine State Park. Minnesota Museum of Mining.
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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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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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Today, Minnesota's six iron mining facilities are capable of producing more than 40,000,000 tons of iron ore and taconite a year. This ore is brought to steelmaking facilities either by ship or by rail. In last year's shipping season, more than 21 million tons of iron ore were shipped on the Great Lakes from Minnesota ports.
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