Mesabi Range Maps By Great Northern Iron Ore Properties

Great northern iron ore properties firm saint paul minn full title map of the mesabi range minnesota showing the active mines and other holdings of the great northern iron ore properties and other miscellaneous mines and reserves st paul minnesota may 31 1928 list no 13034000 note rolled color map mounted on linen.

The mesabi iron range wasnt the first iron range to be mined in minnesota but it has arguably been the most prolific since the 1890s the mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy contributed to the allied victory in world war ii and cultivated a multiethnic regional culture in.

Range surface maps 1961 c index b1 mesabi range maps prepared by great northern iron ore properties february 1 1950 page 1 30 b2 mesabi range maps prepared by great northern iron ore properties may 1 1959 page 1 50 c map of the mesabi range.

The discovery of iron ore on the mesabi range can hardly be credited to one person in 1890 however it was the family of lewis merritt that found merchantable ore and opened the mesabi to industry within three years they owned several mines and had built a railroad leading to immense ore docks in duluth on the cusp of controlling a mining empire in northern minnesota they lost everything.

Underground mining of natural iron ore deposits occurred on the mesabi range in northeastern minnesota from 1892 to 1961 the mesabi range is the ledge rock exposure of the biwabik iron formation a geological feature that stretches in length for just over 100 miles from west of grand rapids in itasca county to east of babbitt near the st louis lake county line.

Mesabi range largest of three iron ranges in northern minnesota us the others are vermilion and cuyunait extends 110 miles 180 km from babbitt northeast to grand rapids southwest at heights varying from 200 to 500 feet 60 to 150 metres with a high point of 2000 feet 610 metres the great bulk of its iron.

Jun 06 2019nbsp018332dicklich is right that the quality of the iron ore body at nashwauk is very high in fact its some of the best ore left on the mesabi iron range if the region ever develops more value.

The duluth missabe and iron range railway dmampir was a minnesota institution that played a vital role in our countrys steel production while several midwestern carriers moved iron ore in some capacity only the missabe road did so on a grand scale along a condensed network of just a few hundred miles its main lines fanned out northward from docks situated at duluth and two harbors to serve.

Some of my favorite map words mine exhausted inactive interests open pit stripping dump annex caved area rock dumps these are usga topographic maps and maps from mesabi range maps prepared by great northern iron ore properties if youd like more info visit the resources page.

Other references included usx plate images of the mesabi range gniop mesabi range maps and an assortment of historical mining maps 1200 scale to 24000 stored at various agencies and companies including iron range research center iron world dnr lands and minerals office department of revenue rggs meriden engineering great northern.

Sep 16 2013nbsp018332the iron ranges modern age began just over a century ago and had less to do with the hill of three waters and more with the iron ore around it cast out eons ago by that old star and others like it the iron range produced most of the domestic iron ore used to make steel for world war i world war ii and americas 20th.

Taconite mining occurs on the mesabi iron range in northeastern minnesota furthermore iron ore is being recovered from old iron mining waste materials called tailings on the mesabi range nonferrous minerals manganese copper nickel platinum and titanium exist in minnesota in minable quantities but under current market conditions are.

Underground mine maps of the elizabeth mine author division of lands and minerals minnesota department of natural resources subject elizabeth mine underground mine shafts drifts 1917.

Quotthe cuyuna iron range in eastcentral minnesota is unique in the lake superior region because of its large manganiferous ironore resources it consists of three areas.

Of the great northern railway great northern on the mesabi range15 were second ody to those held by us steel through its subsidiary 16 oliver iron mining company us steel 17 the significance of the mesabi range was due not only to the rich iron content of much of its ore but.

Lineage underground mine properties were compiled from a number of sources minnesota mining directory dnr lands and minerals office department of revenue rggs meriden engineering great northern iron ore properties iron range research center iron world hibbing taconite uss keetac and minntac cliffs natural resources arcelor mittal and eveleth fee.

Underground mine properties were compiled from a number of sources minnesota mining directory dnr lands and minerals office department of revenue rggs meriden engineering great northern iron ore properties iron range research center iron world hibbing taconite uss keetac uss minntac and eveleth fee.

Mar 03 2015nbsp018332northern minnesotas economy has been powered by locomotives for over one hundred and thirty years the ensuing boom after the nineteenth.

Aug 18 2019nbsp018332for more on james j hills role on the iron range hills great northern ore trust terminated in the duluth news tribune originally published in the pioneer press ore docks and trains the great northern railway and the mesabi range by don l hofsommer available on jstor.

Revealing for the first time a story hidden from public view for a century awardwinning historian james a stolpestad and the ramsey county historical society present the history of great northern iron ore properties formed in 1906 by james j hill and louis w hill to acquire manage and lease 67000 acres on the 100.