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Nearby communities important to the Iron Range: Duluth (pop. 86,265) The fourth largest city in the state, is a destination for much of the ore shipped via the DM&IR railroad and loaded onto Lake freighters. A large part of the Iron Range is also included in the Duluth MN-WI MSA.
Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine, Mesabi Range, 2010. The Mesabi Iron Range is a mining district and mountain range in northeastern Minnesota following an elongate trend containing large deposits of iron ore. It is the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. First described in ...
Lake Superior Iron Ranges. The Vermilion Range exists between Tower, Minnesota and Ely, Minnesota, and contains significant deposits of iron ore. Together with the Mesabi, Gunflint, and Cuyuna ranges, these four constitute the Iron Ranges of northern Minnesota. While the Mesabi Range had iron ore close enough to the surface to enable pit mining ...
Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,775 at the 2020 census. [3] The city has been called "The Heart of the Iron Range" due to its location in the middle of the Mesabi Iron Range.
Lake Superior Iron Ranges The headframe for shaft #8, still in active use today. In the late 19th century, prospectors searching for gold in northern Minnesota discovered extremely rich veins of hematite at this site, often containing more than 65% iron. An open pit mine began operation in 1882, and moved to underground mining by 1900 for ...
Mountain Iron is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. The population was 2,878 at the 2020 census. [3] U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in Mountain Iron. The city's motto is "Taconite Capital of the World". The local mine, Minntac, is owned by the United States Steel Corporation (U.S ...
A tiny Canadian company is hoping Minnesota's Iron Range could be the next source of a globally sought-after element: helium. Far from simply giving lift to balloons, this noble gas has become an ...
Itasca County (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə / eye-TASS-kə) [2] is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census , the population was 45,014. [ 3 ] Its county seat is Grand Rapids . [ 4 ]