Minnesota once had a gold mine but it failed with that failure came the discovery of iron ore in the vermilion range and other ranges. Minnesota has the best iron/taconite range in the U.S. this is why.
How the iron industry started. Leónidas and Alfred Merrit discovered iron ore on the Mesabi range. The first major discovery of iron ore was in the 1890s. Henry Oliver was the most influential businessmen at the start in the early 1900s.
What the iron industry was like at its peak. The biggests shipment of iron ore was on the Mesabi range and it was 2,511 million tons. Mostly immigrants worked in the mines and were payed low wages even though it was dangerous work. The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open pit iron mine is the biggest in the U.S.
How the iron industry started. Leónidas and Alfred Merrit discovered iron ore on the Mesabi range. The first major discovery of iron ore was in the 1890s. Henry Oliver was the most influential businessmen at the start in the early 1900s.
What the iron industry was like at its peak. The biggests shipment of iron ore was on the Mesabi range and it was 2,511 million tons. Mostly immigrants worked in the mines and were payed low wages even though it was dangerous work. The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open pit iron mine is the biggest in the U.S.