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Cliff's Natural Resources United Taconite Mine (Eveleth, Minnesota) | industrial area, mining

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United Taconite is located in Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range with mining facilities in Eveleth and pellet processing in Forbes.

Previously EVTAC Mining Company, the operation produced its first pellets in 1965 and was idled in May 2003 after filing for bankruptcy protection. The Mine assets were acquired in December 2003 by a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (70%) and Laiwu Steel Group Ltd. (30%) of China. Cliffs (now Cliffs Natural Resources) later bought out its partner but retains a trade agreement to provide pellets to Laiwu.

After the material is mined in Eveleth, it is transported to the Forbes processing. The processing plant utilizes crushing along with five rod mill/ball mill circuits, three stages of magnetic separation, five filter machines, 12 balling drums and two grate-kiln indurating units. United’s finished pellets are transported by rail 60 miles south to the docks in Duluth, Minnesota.

Following completion of a capital expansion in December 2004, the mine has an annual rated capacity of 5.2 million gross tons per year.

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Coordinates:   47°29'1"N   92°32'58"W
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