Hibbing mining district

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The Hibbing mining district is a major iron ore mining region on Minnesota’s Mesabi Range, historically one of the world’s most productive sources of iron ore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf iron ore mining region
mining district
associatedWith Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
commodity iron
containsMine Hibbing Taconite Mine NERFINISHED
Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developmentPeriod late 19th century
economicImportance major contributor to U.S. steel industry
environmentalImpact large-scale landscape alteration from open-pit mining
geologicalResource banded iron formation
hasMajorCity Hibbing, Minnesota NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance one of the world’s most productive iron ore sources in the 20th century
impact regional economic development in northern Minnesota
influenced growth of Hibbing, Minnesota
knownFor iron ore production
open-pit iron mining
locatedIn Mesabi Range NERFINISHED
Minnesota
United States of America
surface form: United States
miningMethod open-pit mining
underground mining (historically)
oreType iron ore
taconite
partOf Lake Superior iron district NERFINISHED
Mesabi iron range NERFINISHED
peakProductionPeriod early to mid-20th century
region northeastern Minnesota
state Minnesota
transportInfrastructure railroads for ore transport

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Mesabi Range containsMine Hibbing mining district
this entity surface form: Hibbing Taconite Mine
Soudan, Minnesota partOf Hibbing mining district
this entity surface form: United States Iron Range mining district