Mesabi Range

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geologic formation iron ore mining district iron range

The Mesabi Range is a major iron ore mining district in northeastern Minnesota that has been one of the most important sources of iron for the United States.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mesabi Range canonical	8
Mesabi Iron Range	5

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologic formation ⓘ iron ore mining district ⓘ iron range ⓘ
contains	banded iron formation ⓘ
containsMine	Hibbing mining district ⓘ surface form: Hibbing Taconite Mine Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine ⓘ KeeTac Mine ⓘ Minntac Mine ⓘ KeeTac Mine ⓘ surface form: United Taconite Mine
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
discoveryDate	1890s ⓘ
economicImportance	major source of iron for the United States steel industry ⓘ
geologicAge	Paleoproterozoic Era ⓘ surface form: Paleoproterozoic
geologicProvince	Canadian Shield ⓘ
hasTourismAttraction	Iron mining heritage sites and museums ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the most important iron-producing regions in the United States ⓘ
knownFor	large iron ore deposits ⓘ open-pit iron mining ⓘ
length	approximately 110 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Itasca County, Minnesota ⓘ Lake County, Minnesota ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ St. Louis County, Minnesota ⓘ
locatedInRegion	northeastern Minnesota ⓘ
majorTown	Chisholm, Minnesota ⓘ Eveleth, Minnesota ⓘ Hibbing, Minnesota, United States ⓘ surface form: Hibbing, Minnesota Mountain Iron, Minnesota ⓘ Virginia, Minnesota ⓘ
miningBoomPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
namedFor	Mesabi, an Ojibwe word often interpreted as "giant" ⓘ
oreType	hematite ⓘ low-grade iron ore ⓘ magnetite ⓘ
orientation	southwest–northeast ⓘ
partOf	Animikie Group ⓘ Iron Range ⓘ surface form: Iron Range (Minnesota)
peakProductionPeriod	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
primaryResource	iron ore ⓘ taconite ⓘ
producedFor	Bethlehem Steel Corporation ⓘ surface form: Bethlehem Steel United States Steel Corporation ⓘ surface form: U.S. Steel other American steel companies ⓘ
supports	regional economy of northeastern Minnesota ⓘ
transportMode	Great Lakes ore ships ⓘ railroad ⓘ
transportRoute	Duluth ⓘ surface form: Duluth, Minnesota Two Harbors, Minnesota ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hibbing, Minnesota, United States → partOf → Mesabi Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Hibbing, Minnesota

Iron Range region of Minnesota → contains → Mesabi Range ⓘ

Northern Minnesota → contains → Mesabi Range ⓘ

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine → locatedIn → Mesabi Range ⓘ

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine → partOf → Mesabi Range ⓘ