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Mining in Minnesota

. . Iron Range. Iron Range. Mining . Statistics of US businesses. 2006. Mining Minnesota (US Census Bureau)Mining in Minnesota (National Mining Association)Minnesota iron mining-our communities, state and nation depend on it (Iron Mining Association)The Minerals Industry in Minnesota (US Geological Survey)Iron Ore Statistical Compendium (USGS)Iron Ore Statistics and Information (USGS)The Mesabi Iron Range (Answers.com)Iron Mining Association of Minnesota .

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Mining in Minnesota

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    1. Mining in Minnesota

    3. Iron Range

    4. Iron Range

    5. Mining Statistics of US businesses. 2006. Mining Minnesota (US Census Bureau) Mining in Minnesota (National Mining Association) Minnesota iron mining-our communities, state and nation depend on it (Iron Mining Association) The Minerals Industry in Minnesota (US Geological Survey) Iron Ore Statistical Compendium (USGS) Iron Ore Statistics and Information (USGS) The Mesabi Iron Range (Answers.com) Iron Mining Association of Minnesota

    6. Mining in Minnesotas Iron Range (Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area) Governors Committee on Minnesotas Mining Future US Steel tariffs and the Iron Range Iron Range Mining frontier (Macalester College)

    7. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Lands and Minerals Mining in Minnesota (Minnesota DNR) Geology Education (DNR)

    8. Minnesota Iron Mining Tied to steel tracks (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis) Minnesota pilot plant (Online Insider) Iron mining 2002 (MPR) Surprise revival for iron mines of Minnesota (Christian Science Monitor April 22,2004) Minnesota iron goes global (MPR May 19, 2005) In Minnesota, mining makes and comeback (CNN.com Nov 21, 2007) Session Daily - Mining proposals come under scrutiny (Jan. 25 2008) New mining era for northeastern Minnesota -- and new environmental worries (MinnPost.com Jan 24, 2008) Taconite Mines and Plant Expansions (Sierra Club)

    9. Layoffs loom as Iron Range feels pinch of tough economy (MPR Dec 1, 2008) Taconite piles up as Iron Range mines shut down (MinnPost.com)

    10. In 2006, Minnesotas nonfuel raw mineral production valued at $2.54 billion $350 million, or 16%, increase from the States total nonfuel mineral value for 2005 Nations leading iron ore producing State in 2006 about 80% of ore within the United States Iron ore is the States leading nonfuel mineral, ca.85% of the total nonfuel mineral production value Construction sand and gravel Crushed stone Industrial sand and gravel Dimension stone Lime Peat Common clays Gemstones

    11. 6 producing iron ore mines in Northeast Minnesota capable of producing over 40 million tons of taconite annually The iron mines directly contribute $1.8 billion to the economy of Minnesota every year in the form of purchases, wages and benefits, taxes, and royalties Subsequent business impact induced as the result of iron mining is responsible for more than an additional $1.6 billionmaking the total economic impact $3.1 billion on the state and regions economy Currently the mines directly employ approximately 3,000 men and women, with supporting an additional 1210,000 employed by vendors jobs Part of the direct impact to the economy includes taxes and royalties paid by the iron mining industry Taxes payable in 2008 equaled $148.7 million Distribution of those taxes included $56.9 million towards Minnesotas education--$45.8 million to K-12 and $11.1 million to the University Trust Fund

    12. Historical Overview History of mining and quarrying in Minnesota (Upham,1898) Iron Mining in Minnesota (Van Barneveld, 1912) Timeline of Minnesotas Iron Range (MPR)

    13. Iron Mining Natural Ore Taconite Taconite (Wikipedia) Taconite Mining and Processing Industry Profile (EPA, 2001) Taconite (Minnesota Statutes) Taconite (Minnesota Historical Society) Iron Ore: Energy, Labor, and Capital Changes with Technology (1978) Iron Ore: From Depletion to Abundance (1981) Mining Minnesota (non ferrous)

    14. Taconite Overview Taconite Digging into Minnesotas past (DNR) STEEL: Taconite Boom (Time April 28 1952) 2 edges of technological progress: the case of Lake Superior iron mining (Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis) Mining process (Iron Mining Association of Minnesota) The iron pellets mines have to transport and deliver their product to the steel mills in the eastern United States is by the ore boats known as Lakers

    15. Cliffs An international mining and natural resources company Largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal The North American business unit is comprised of six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining complexes in West Virginia and Alabama in Michigan Empire Mine and Tilden Mine , in Minnesota - Hibbing Taconite, Northshore Mining and United Taconite in CanadaWabush Mine History United Taconite Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires Minority Partner's Interest in United Taconite (CBS Interactive July 14, 2008) United Taconite to Up Production, Return to 40-Hour Workweek (CBS Interactive Sept 7, 2009)

    16. The Eveleth Expansion Company was formed in Minnesota in March 1976 as a partnership between, Virginia Horn Taconite Company, Ontario Eveleth Company, Dofasco Eveleth Corporation, and ONCO Eveleth Company. The partnership was created to produce and deliver taconite pellets to a mining venture called the "Expansion Project," which was also a partnership between Eveleth Expansion Company and several large American and Canadian firms such as Armco Steel, Oglebay Norton, Eveleth Taconite, and Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd. Eveleth taconite plant closes (MPR May 14 2003)

    17. Essar Steel Essar Steel Minnesota LLC has access to iron ore resources of over 1.4 billion tonnes The company plans to set up an integrated steel plant on the Mesabi iron range in northeast Minnesota The estimated cost of the project is USD 1.65 billion; the plant will have an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) when completed The strategy is to combine a high-quality orebody with modern and commercially proven technology and develop a vertically integrated steel mill It will be the first facility in North America to include iron ore mining, ore processing, direct reduction and steelmaking on a single site Location Essar Steel breaks ground on Nashwauk plant (MPR, Sept 19, 2008) Judges consider Essar Steel Minnesota project impact on environment (Steel Guru July 21, 2009)

    18. Mesabi Nugget Project Steel Dynamics and Kobe Steel Ltd. have partnered to construct and operate at Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, the world's first full-scale demonstration plant using the pioneering ITmk3 process developed by Kobe Steel This process promises to be both environmentally friendly and energy efficient, reducing emissions by more than 40 percent compared to current processes and using 30 percent less energy than integrated steelmaking This plant is expected to produce high volumes of 97-percent-pure iron nuggets very cost-effectively Mesabi Nugget Project (Minnesota DNR) Mesabi Nugget announces delay in start-up (MinnesotaBrown, May 23, 2009) Mesabi Nugget taconite plant to start work soon ( Advantage Business Media Sept 29, 2009)

    19. Mesabi Nugget Project

    20. Duluth Metals Limited Canadian mineral exploration Corporation which has completed a number of preliminary economic assessments on a large, potentially bulk-mineable underground copper-nickel- deposit located in the Duluth Complex in northeastern Minnesota, USA The Nokomis Deposit is situated southeast of Ely Consists of approximately 3,000 acres of land in a combination of State Leases, a private mineral lease and Federal Prospecting Permits

    22. Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad Acquired on May 10, 2004 by the Canadian National Railway when it purchased the assets of Great Lakes Transportation Great Lakes Transportation LLC is a group of transportation related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered around the Great Lakes of North America. GLT companies include: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company Formerly owned by the privately-owned Transtar, Inc., GLT's rail and marine holdings were purchased in 2004 by the Canadian National Railway for $380 million USD. Great Lakes Fleet operates eight Great Lakes bulk carriers ranging from 1,004 feet long to 767 feet long. How the railroads that serve the Iron Range evolved and consolidated

    23. Gender Discrimination North Country It was like they'd never seen a woman before (Guardian Feb 3, 2006) Lois E. Jenson v Eveleth Taconite Co. (FindLaw) Unofficial Jenson v Eveleth Taconite (Wikipedia)

    24. Silver Bay and Reserve Mining

    25. Reserve Mining Company History of Silver Bay Northshore Mining originally operated as Reserve Mining Company, was the first taconite processing facility in North America when it opened in 1955. After Reserve filed for bankruptcy in 1986, the plant was downsized to 4.8 million tons per year capacity and reopened in 1990 as Northshore Mining Company. Now owned by Cliffs U.S. v. Reserve Mining Co., 380 F. Supp. 11, 17 (D. Minn. 1974) US v Reserve Mining (J Water Pollution Control Federation, 1976) The legacy of the Reserve Mining case (MPR Oct 29, 2003) Miles Lord calls for a halt to taconite projects (MPR Feb 23, 2005) Company seeks to reopen 1970s Reserve Mining case (MPR July 31, 2007)

    26. Financial Aspects of Iron Mining The Taconite Amendment (Lake Benton Valley News July 27, 1961) Minnesota Constitution Mineral Lands (Minnesota Statutes) Mining (Minnesota Statutes) Taxing Severed Minerals (Minnesota Statutes) Taxing Severed Minerals (Minnesota Statutes) Iron Ore Tax (Minnesota Statutes) Taconite and Iron Mining (Department of Revenue) Mining Tax Guide (Minnesota Department of Revenue) Mineral Taxes (Department of Revenue) Mining Tax Study (Minnesota Taxpayers Association)

    27. Iron Range Resources State of Minnesota economic development agency located in Eveleth, Minnesota Mission is to advance regional growth by stabilizing and enhancing the economy of northeastern Minnesota's Taconite Assistance Area Services include business development consulting and financial assistance Business Financing Low Interest Business Loans Economic Development Grants Minnesota Business Opportunities Tax-Free Commercial Real Estate Grants for redevelopment (WDIO Nov. 17 2009) History of Agency Range Review

    28. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

    29. Health Risks of Taconite Mining Is Taconite Killing Miners? (MPR Aug 7, 2007) Rule and Implementation Information for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (EPA) Mesothelioma.net Minnesota Taconite Workers Health Study (University of Minnesota) Two Taconite Minnesota Mining Operations Could Be Held Accountable for Exceeding Asbestos Exposure Limits (Asbestos Network April 23, 2008)

    30. LTV Steel Mining Co. May 24, 2000 LTV Steel Company, Inc., a subsidiary of The LTV Corporation announced its intention to close permanently the operations of LTV Steel Mining Company, a producer of taconite (iron ore) pellets located in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. LTV Steel Mining is no longer able to provide LTV Steel with taconite pellets of competitive quality or cost LTV Steel said that its blast furnaces are experiencing lower levels of productivity and higher costs as a result of operating problems related to poor taconite pellet quality Pension Plan Mine Closing Rocks Iron Range (MPR)

    31. PolyMet Corporation PolyMet Mining Inc./NorthMet Project PolyMet Mining, Inc. (PolyMet) proposes to develop an open pit mine and to refurbish and modify the former LTV Steel Mining taconite ore processing facility to extract copper metal and precipitates of nickel, cobalt and precious metals near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes in northeastern Minnesota The DNR and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are preparing a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will satisfy both state and federal environmental review requirements Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Minnesota DNR)

    32. Franconia Minerals Corporation Position on non-ferrous mining in Minnesota Currently focused on the development of the Birch Lake copper-nickel-platinum-palladium project - in the highly prospective Duluth complex in northeastern Minnesota The recently updated report estimates an Indicated Resource of 131.2 million tonnes, plus an Inferred Resource of 37.5 million tonnes for the Birch Lake deposit (see news release of September 23, 2009) Underground mining at Birch Lake will minimize the surface impact of the operation Storage of mine wastes underground would further minimize the surface impact Additional resources at the Birch Lake project include Inferred Resources at the Maturi deposit (see news release of September 6, 2006) and at the Spruce Road deposit (see news release of December 3, 2007)

    33. Non-Ferrous Mining MiningMinnesota - seeks to give Minnesotans the facts about non-ferrous mining efforts currently being proposed in the state Non-Ferrous Mining in Minnesota (Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy) Paychecks v. protection: Sulfide mining in Minnesota (Mother Nature Network) Environmental group produces film on sulfide mining (MPR, Nov. 5 2009) Battle Brews Over Mining Proposals for Northern Minnesota (Fox News June 6, 2009) Safe Mines to Protect our Waters (Minnesota Environmental Partnership) Precious Waters (Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area)

    34. Mining nature's bounty: Minnesota transforms an abandoned iron field into a revenue-building recreational resort (The Free Library) Giants Ridge Taconite tailings find second life in road construction (MPR) Historical Use of Taconite Byproducts as Construction Aggregate Materials in Minnesota: A Progress Report (Natural Resources Research Institute) The next iron rush (CNNMoney.com May 20, 2009) Special focus iron mining goes green (BusinessNorth.com July 9, 2009)

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