Mountain Iron Mine

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Mountain Iron Mine is a former mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1892, it was the first mine on the Mesabi Range, which has proved to be the largest iron ore deposit ever discovered in the United States. Mining operations at the site ceased in 1956. The bottom of the open-pit mine has filled with water but its dimensions are readily visible. The city maintains an overlook in Mountain Iron Locomotive Park.

1892 

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Location: 47.5388, -92.6235, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Rouchleau Mine
    mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States of America
  • Mountain Iron Mine
    mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota
  • Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
    open pit iron mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
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1892 Mountain Iron Mine
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Strip mining at Mountain Iron Mine near Mountain Iron, Minnesota, US in 1895Strip mining at Mountain Iron Mine near Mountain Iron, Minnesota, US in 1895
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    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    sitemineRouchleau Mineiron mine, mineWikidata
    sitemine1892Mountain Iron Mineiron mineWikidata
    sitemine1895Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mineopencast mine, iron mine, Cleveland-CliffsWikidata
    commonsimageStrip mining at Mountain Iron Mine near Mountain Iron, Minnesota, US in 1895 Commons
    commonsimageMountainiron Commons
    commonsimageMountainiron Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron taconite mine IMG 1486 Minnitac Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron Minitac mine IMG 1400 Wacootah lookout Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron taconite mine IMG 1481 Minnitac Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron mine in 1904 MHS IMG 1437 Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron Minitac taconite mine IMG 1428 Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron taconite mine IMG 1480 Minnitac Commons
    commonsimageMountain Iron taconite mine IMG 1490 Minnitac Commons