Minnesota · St. Louis County
Producer

Thunderbird Mine

St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsGoethite, Graphite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Martite, Minnesotaite, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10268244
MRDS IDW018624
Alternate namesEveleth Taconite Co. Or 'Etco', Virginia Natural Ore, Burns Mine, Fayal No. 2, Thunderbird South, Thunderbird South Or 'Tbs', Spruce Natural Ore, Expansion Mine, Oglebay Norton, Eveleth Expansion Co. Or 'Exco', Eveleth MinesThunderbird, Fairlane, Gross Nelson Reserve, Alice Natural Ore, Fayal Natural Ore, Pearsall Natural Ore, Security Natural Ore, Troy Natural Ore, Leonidas Mine, Adams, Thunderbird North Or 'Tbn', Hull-Nelson Natural Ore, Thunderbird North & South, Thrnderbird South
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.44359, -92.5544
References
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