Minnesota Iron Ore Project, Nashwauk, Minnesota
Iron ore mining at the Mesabi Iron Range began in early 1866. The range, estimated to be up to three miles wide and 120 miles long, is the biggest iron range in the US and also one among the worlds biggest ranges. The Mesabi Iron Range is a narrow belt made up of ironrich sedimentary rocks, otherwise known as the Biwabik Iron Formation. It extends in northeasterly direction for