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English: A steam shovel strip-mines iron ore at the Mountain Iron Mine, an iron strip mine located near Mountain Iron, Minnesota. This was the first iron mine on the Mesabi Range.
Unlike the Vermillion, Gogebic, or Marquette ranges, iron ore in the Mesabi Range lay just under the surface in long, horizontal strips. This permitted strip-mining, whereas the other ranges required more underground mining. The steam shovel removed the overburden (surface soils). The steam shovel then scooped up the iron ore, and placed it small ore cars. From: "Minnesota Iron Mines", Star Tribune, September 29, 1895, page 3. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson |
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