U.S. Steel Minntac Taconite Plant (Mountain Iron, Minnesota)
USA /
Minnesota /
Mountain Iron /
Mountain Iron, Minnesota
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/ USA
/ Minnesota
/ Mountain Iron
World / United States / Minnesota
industrial area, mining
U. S. Steel’s Minnesota Ore Operations, located on the Mesabi Iron Range in Northern Minnesota, include the Minntac Plant in Mt. Iron and the Keewatin Taconite Plant, 25 miles to the west. At these facilities, iron-bearing taconite rock is mined and processed into taconite pellets for use in the steelmaking process. In 2003, Minnesota Ore Operations produced 18.7 million tons of taconite pellets.
The Minntac Plant is the world's largest taconite processing plant.
The Minntac Plant is the world's largest taconite processing plant.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°33'41"N 92°37'50"W
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- Sand Lake 10 km
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