US Steel also has an iron ore mine near Keewatin, MN.
"U. S. Steel’s Minnesota Ore Operations, consisting of Minntac and Keetac in northeastern Minnesota, is Minnesota’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, the key ingredient in blast furnace-based steel making." [IronOreAlliance]
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| James Torgeson posted The United States Steel Minntac Plant, which opened in 1967 and is the largest ore pellet operation in North America. Date unknown. Scan of a 6"x9" postcard. Mickey Gartman: Emptied a many a rail cars from there at USS in B’ham. Richard Wright: This picture was taken sometime in the mid 1970’s. I can see the expansion,Step 2,to the plant but it’s before the second expansion,Step 3,was built. Randall Smith: I believe a good deal of the ore we use at Granite City Works comes from here. James Torgeson: Randall Smith That or from nearby USS Keetac, which was originally National Steel Pellet Company. |
"U. S. Steel’s Minnesota Ore Operations, consisting of Minntac and Keetac in northeastern Minnesota, is Minnesota’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, the key ingredient in blast furnace-based steel making." [IronOreAlliance]
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| USsteel Mining Solutions has a combined annual capability of just over 23 million tons. Our high-quality taconite pellets range from standard acid pellets to high-grade flux pellets containing approximately 65% iron. |
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| USsteel Annual production capability at Minntac is approximately 16 million tons of pellets, while Keetac can produce approximately 6 million tons of pellets each year. |
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