A brief history of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range MinnPost
By Alex Tieberg The HullRustMahoning mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, is the largest openpit iron mine in Minnesota As The effects of Minnesota’s iron mining industry can be felt far and wide on local, regional, national and even international levels Existing Minnesota Iron Mining Minnesota Iron Economic Impact
Iron mining in the United States
Minnesota provides the great bulk of the iron ore mined in the US Iron ore comes from seven openpit mines, and two tailings reclamation operations, one in St Louis County, and one in Itasca County Three of the mines are operated by Cleveland Cliffs, two by US Steel, and one each by Mesabi Nugget Delaware LLC and Arcelor Mittal SA The two reclamation projects are operated by Magnetation, Inc Published: August 18, 2022 Iron Ore Mining in Minnesota current trends and industry outlook (20182028) The Iron Ore Mining industry in Minnesota is expected to decline Iron Ore Mining in Minnesota Market Research Report IBISWorld
Iron Range Proud: Minnesota’s Miners are the Backbone
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 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 Minnesota Iron Iron Mining History
Iron Mining Association A healthy Minnesota iron mining industry
A healthy Minnesota iron mining industry Promote an iron ore industry that will provide longterm growth and prosperity for all stakeholders through profitability in a competitive, Minnesota’s iron mining industry is facing new market realities In 2015, while the broader American economy grew modestly, global market conditions and News Minnesota Iron
Iron Mining Process Minnesota Iron
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, From 1884 to 1963, what became known as the Soudan Mine produced 16,010,044 tons of iron ore In the 136 years since that first shipment, northeastern Minnesota's iron ore mines have grown into one of the state's largest industries, providing the raw material needed to win world wars and supply the iron needed to manufacture First shipment of iron ore departed 136 years ago
The Importance of Iron Mining Imagine LiFe without
Unearthed on northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range in 1884, iron mining has longplayed, and continues to play, a vital role in every individual’s life From the cars we drive and the bridges we drive on, to the skyscrapers Lake Superior Iron Ranges The Iron Range is collectively or individually a number of elongated ironore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada Much of the orebearing region lies alongside the range of granite hills formed by the Giants Range batholith These cherty iron ore deposits are Precambrian in the Vermilion Range Iron Range
Minnesota Iron Economic Impact
Minnesota’s iron mining industry not only has significant economic impact in the areas in which the iron is mined The effects of Minnesota’s iron mining industry can be felt far and wide on local, regional, national and even international levels Existing Minnesota Iron Mining Operations Iron mining helped contribute more than $3Anybody who lives in northeastern Minnesota or who has traveled along the North Shore of Lake Superior is aware of the importance of iron mining to northeastern Minnesota Fewer people are aware, however, of the diversity of immigrant communities the Minnesota mining industry has relied upon over its history The miners and other hard Immigrant miners on Minnesota's Iron Range Minitex
The humbling of giants: The rise and decline of the Iron Range
The only issue that seems to matter now is the industry — specifically, the iron mining industry and its smoothtalking cousin, the speculative coppernickel mining industry Throw in pipelines — and their fleeting employment booms — and you’ve got the trifecta The Iron Range political ethos projects strength, solidarity and industryMinnesota’s Iron Mining Industry Statistics* Taxes : Production tax: $731 million payable 2012: Royalty payments: $343 million payable 2012: $49 million was paid in 2012 to state education programs by Minnesota's mining industry: K 12 education: $366 million/year** University of Minnesota trust funds:Iron Mining Association Minnesota iron mining our
Minnesota Historical Society Taconite Mining: Technology,
19741980: Series of appeals keeps Reserve Mining Company in operation 1979: Mining industry has completely changed over to taconite versus high grade ore mining, with 7 plants in operation on the Iron Range 1980: Reserve Mining completes on land taconite tailings disposal and discharge into Lake Superior stopsAs the Minnesota iron mining industry exploded at the turn of the 20th century, people seeking economic prosperity and freedom immigrated to northern Minnesota from nations around the globe Immigrants brought few material goods on their journey, but with them the rich traditions and customs of their homelands Minnesota Discovery Center, formerly Minnesota Discovery Center Explore Minnesota
Minnesota’s Iron Range: A Rich History of Iron Mining and
Looking ahead, the future of Minnesota’s Iron Range remains uncertain, as the mining industry continues to face challenges and changes in the global economy and environmental regulations However, the history of the Iron Range has shown its resilience and adaptability in the face of challenges, and its cultural heritage and natural Minnesota’s highschool completion rate is better than 90 percent About half of these graduates pursue some kind of postsecondary education Decades of iron mining have fostered the growth of miningrelated Minnesota Minerals Coordinating Committee
A century of red water: mine waste, legacy contamination, and
Beginning in 1910, new technologies for mining and processing lowgrade iron ore created novel environmental challenges for Minnesota’s iron mining communities Unlike earlier highgrade iron ore which required little processing before shipping, lowgrade iron ore required extensive processing near mining sites, and that processing created The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, which represents the taconite industry in the state, said it was reviewing the proposed regulations and had no immediate commentNew EPA rule will affect Minnesota taconite mining companies
Minnesota Iron Iron Mining History
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 to make steel which has been used to build infrastructure, appliances, vehicles, and so many other things that make our But long before most other parts of the country faced the realities of industrial decline, Minnesota’s Iron Range was already striving to maintain its core industry In Taconite Dreams: The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915–2000, Jeffrey T Manuel examines howTaconite Dreams — University of Minnesota Press
Mining is a small part of Minnesota’s economy So why is it
Mining is directly responsible for about 02 percent of Minnesota’s jobs and less than 3 percent of its economic output Mining has been an important pillar of the economy in Iron Range townsIt's a big rebound for the industry after producing 301 million tons of pellets in 2020 as the nation's economy slumped Demand for products made of steel such as automobiles, trucks, appliances, and within the energy and construction sectors increased during 2021, according to Kelsey Johnson, Iron Mining Association of Iron ore pellet production rebounds in 2021 BusinessNorth
Mining Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce
The Iron Mining Association (IMA) of Minnesota promotes a healthy iron ore industry that will continue to benefit northeastern Minnesota as well as the entire state It's an industry our communities, state and country depend on today and into the future : info@taconite • Ph: 2187227724 2187206707A 70% excess of mesothelioma, an asbestosrelated cancer, has been reported among men in northeastern Minnesota, where iron mining has been the major industry The Minnesota Department of Health has studied iron miners who developed mesothelioma to identify possible sources of asbestos exposure A d Investigation of exposures to commercial asbestos in PubMed