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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!
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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To learn more about the history of mining in Minnesota, click the Back button and choose from the materials and activities of the History unit.
"The Birthplace of Minnesota Taconite Industry"
This 9 1/2-minute video explains the early development of the industry with a special focus on Babbitt, Minnesota.
"Minnesota Mining: A New Beginning"
This 23-minute video presentation chronicles the development of the iron mining industry and the taconite industry.
"Minnesota's Iron Mining Industry"
This pamphlet includes the process, places, events, and dates of the development of the taconite industry.
| "Minnesota's Iron Mining Industry" booklet .pdf |
