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What is the essential ingredient used to make steel?
Iron ore

In what year was iron mining introduced in Minnesota?
1884

Where in Minnesota is the Iron Range located?
Northeast

Name and identify the three distinct ranges that make up the Iron Range:
Cuyuna Range, Mesabi Range, Vermilion Range

What is the name of the low-grade ore that can be processed into high-quality iron pellets?
Taconite

And what do we know about taconite?
Taconite rocks!

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