Lake Superior iron ranges
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The Lake Superior iron ranges are a group of major iron ore mining districts surrounding Lake Superior in the United States and Canada that played a central role in North American industrial development.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron ore mining district
ⓘ
mining region ⓘ |
| adjacentStateOrProvince |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major iron ore source for Canada
ⓘ
major iron ore source for the United States ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeakProduction |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of Midwestern industrial cities ⓘ |
| locatedAround | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| majorComponent |
Cuyuna Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gogebic Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunflint Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Labrador Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquette Iron Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Menominee Iron Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesabi Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Michipicoten Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermilion Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| notablePort |
Duluth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquette, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Superior, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Harbors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
banded iron formation
ⓘ
hematite ⓘ taconite ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake Superior region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingFacilityType | taconite processing plant ⓘ |
| resource | iron ore ⓘ |
| servedMarket |
Canadian steel industry
ⓘ
United States steel industry ⓘ |
| significantFor |
North American industrialization
ⓘ
iron ore production ⓘ steel industry supply ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
Great Lakes shipping
ⓘ
railroads ⓘ |
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