Minntac Mine
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Minntac Mine is a large taconite iron ore mining and processing operation in Minnesota and one of the major producers of iron ore pellets in the United States.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron ore mine
ⓘ
open-pit mine ⓘ taconite mine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerIn | St. Louis County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endUseIndustry | steel manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
air emissions from taconite processing
ⓘ
tailings generation ⓘ |
| hasFacility | taconite processing plant ⓘ |
| hasPermitType |
air quality permit
ⓘ
mining permit ⓘ water discharge permit ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
concentrating
ⓘ
crushing ⓘ pelletizing ⓘ |
| industry |
iron and steel industry
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| isInEconomicRegion | US Great Lakes steel corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
St. Louis County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Iron Range of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mountain Iron, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnGeologicFeature | Biwabik Iron Formation GENERATED ⓘ |
| mineral | iron ore ⓘ |
| miningMethod | surface mining ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Steel Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | taconite ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Steel Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesabi Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
iron ore pellets
ⓘ
taconite pellets ⓘ |
| railConnection | served by regional rail lines for pellet transport ⓘ |
| regulator |
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | ferrous ore ⓘ |
| significance |
major producer of iron ore pellets in the United States
ⓘ
one of the largest taconite operations in the United States ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor | production of iron ore for steelmaking ⓘ |
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