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Magnetic Taconite Mesabi Range 17w

St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
IronWaterFree
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryWater, Free
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAnkerite, Magnetite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10292301
Alternate namesRange 17w Magnetic Taconite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.46329, -92.5374
References
ARGALL, G.C. EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL MINING PROCESSINGCONGRESS-U.S.S.R. WORLD MINING, V. 4, NO. 8, JULY1968, PP. 18-22.BORGESON, O.W., AND K.F. JOPKE. HIBBING TACONITE STORY-MINING. SKILLINGS' MIN. REV., MARCH 8, 1980, PP.12-15.CARLSON, G.N., AND R.A. BAUER. HIBBING TACONITE STORY-PELLETIZING. SKILLINGS' MIN. REV., MARCH 22, 1980,PP. 10-13.EMMONS, W.H., AND F.F. GROUT (EDS.). MINERAL RESOURCES OFMINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 30, 1943, PP. 13-57.HOPPE, R.W. HIBBING TACONITE MASTERS THE COMPLEX. ENG.AND MIN. J., V. 180, SEPTEMBER 1979, PP. 66-75.LONG, D.A. IRON ORE QUALITY CONTROL, PART 1. ENG. ANDMIN. J., V. 182, OCTOBER 1981, PP. 77-85.LONG, D.A. IRON ORE QUALITY CONTROL, PART 2. ENG. ANDMIN. J., V. 182, DECEMBER 1981, PP. 57-67.MARSDEN, R.W. ESTIMATION AND EVALUATION OF THE IRON ORERESERVES OF THE UNITED STATES - A PARTIAL SURVEY 1974-75. IRON ORE RESERVES OF THE MESABI RANGE, MINNESOTA.A MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM REPORT. BUMINES OFR109-80, 1980, 81 PP.; NTIS PB 80-228984.MARSDEN, R.W., J.W. EMANUELSON, J.S. OWENS, N.E. WALKER,AND R.F. WERNER. THE MESABI IRON RANGE, MINNESOTA.CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967,V. 1, ED. BY J.D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, 1968, PP.518-537.MATSON, C.L., AND A.E. ENGLUND. HIBBING TACONITE STORY-ORE DRESSING. SKILLINGS' MIN. REV., MARCH 15, 1980,PP. 8-16.MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER. MINNESOTA MININGDIRECTORY - 1981. ED. BY W.D. TRETHEWAY. UNIV. OFMINN., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 1981, 266 PP.RAMPACEK, C. AGGLOMERATION. CH. IN SME MINING ENGINEERINGHANDBOOK, ED. BY I.A. GIVEN. SOC. MIN. ENG., AIME,NEW YORK, V. 2, 1973, PP. 27-67 TO 27-75.SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW. INLAND'S MINORCA MINE REACHESPRODUCTION CAPACITY. JANUARY 6, 1979, PP. 12-44.STRASSBURGER, J.H.(ED.). BLAST FURNACE-THEORY AND PRACTICE.GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK,1969, PP. 165-219, 279-324.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. IRON, A MATERIALS SURVEY.IC 8574, 1973, PP. 35-41.WHITE, D.A. THE STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE MESABIRANGE, MINNESOTA. MINN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 38, 1954,92 PP.# TONNAGES REPORTED BY MARSDEN, NO MATTER WHAT THE UNIT# DESIGNATION, WERE ASSUMED TO BE IN LONG TONS BECAUSE# OF THE INCONSISTENCY OF UNITS IN HIS REPORT AND HIS# EXPLANATION THAT HE MADE NO CONVERSIONS TO METRIC# TONS BECAUSE OF THE GENERALIZED NATURE OF THE DATA.