Mesaba Mine, Even with school consolidation and diminishing populations, the Mesabi Iron Range has continued to mine taconite, and copper-nickel mining may start in the near future. In the distance, Interlake Steamship Company vessels MESABA MOUNTAIN MINE- NEW ELECTRIC SHOVEL IN VIRGINA, MN cr. She was scheduled to load taconite (iron ore pellets) at the Cana An entrepreneur plans to reclaim century-old iron ore waste from the Mesabi Iron Range for an innovative — though still aspirational — pig iron plant in west central North Dakota. It's Winter now in Duluth! Lake Superior was a little on the grumpy side for the Burns Harbor's 12th arrival of the season November 25, 2025, at This video features drone footage of the James R. 2026 – Mesabi Metallics is on track to complete its mine and pellet plant in the first quarter of 2026 and commence commercial operations. First described in 1866, it is the chief iron ore mining district in the United States. The NewRange Copper Nickel LLC (“NewRange Copper Nickel”) joint venture, with a new As previously announced, NewRange Copper Nickel will develop the NorthMet mine when the remaining permit proceedings are complete and also advance studies on the mine development options for Mesaba. B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) today announced that the 50:50 joint venture agreement with PolyMet Mining Corp. MSN By Tim Kowols -- If the fall is for the leaves, then you know winter is for the boats in Sturgeon Bay. of Wyandotte, Michigan. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. 1892 1892: CITY OF CLEVELAND [Built-1880 US-125808 by Detroit Dry Dock Co. Mesabi Miner Arriving for Winter Layup. Renamed STATE OF OHIO in 1892 US-125808 and CITY OF ALPENA in 1885 US-125808] Renamed STATE OF OHIO At Cleveland, OH, February 14, 1892. Listen to the Ice Breaking on the Hull and on the Props at the Stearn. Miners sought work elsewhere. C. Search for popular ships globally. 1895 1895: KEWEENAW [Built-1891 US-161010 by-F. Barker. Duluth Minn. May 13, 2020 · Since the 1890s, the Mesabi has produced iron ore that boosted the national economy, contributed to the Allied victory in World War II, and cultivated a multiethnic regional culture in northeast Minnesota. 8 billion (and counting) into a new mine and DR grade pellet plant on the footprint of the Butler Taconite Mine. 1950 POSTALLY USED. Duluth, Duluth Harbor, Lake Superior, Great Lakes Shipping The merchant vessel Mesabi Miner arrived at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding dock on Saturday Dec. #myvalentine It may have been her footer sister, the Mesabi Miner, to turn me into a #shipjunkie, but the beautiful Kaye E Barker forever has my ship-loving heart. The mine is located in the Mesabi Iron Range in Minnesota. (“PolyMet”) to advance the NorthMet Project (“NorthMet”) and Teck’s Mesaba mineral deposit (“Mesaba”) has closed. With crosscut saws and axes salvaged from the mine shops, he and Eino and Olavi began harvesting ice in the traditional way—cutting blocks with two-man saws, using ice tongs to lift them onto horse-drawn sleds, and hauling them to an insulated shed packed with sawdust from nearby mills. Mar 8, 2025 · The Weed Mine closed in 1918 after producing more than 300,000 tons of ore in three years. 6 billion in damages from Cleveland-Cliffs for impeding Mesabi from building its iron ore mine, beneficiation plant and pelletizing plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota [NASHWAUK, MN] – Mesabi Metallics Company LLC (Mesabi Metallics) announced that the United States District Court in Delaware granted Mesabi Metallics' motion to transfer its antitrust case against Gallagher's Studio of Photography 320 E 1 St. Mesabi Miner 1977-Present Mesabi Miner on the St. (“CCI”). com Contact Us Iron Ore Washing Plant Mesaba Mesabi Iron Range Minnesota UNP Chrome Postcard P3 $2. Her steadfast presence during Mesabi Trust is a royalty trust organized under the laws of the State of New York in 1961 to derive income from an iron mine (the Peter Mitchell Mine) located near Babbitt, Minnesota, at the eastern end of the Mesabi Iron Range. 2017 – Essar Group christens Mesabi Metallics, invests over $1. BalticShipping. The Mesabi Miner was built in three sections. Photo by Daniel Lindner Specs Build Information Year Built: 1977 Builder: American Shipbuilding Co. The effort is led by team members from the Mesaba and NorthMet projects, all 27 of whom were retained in the transaction. Mesabi Metallics says it will start drilling, blasting and stripping ore as early as next April and completing plant construction later in 2025. The district is located largely in Itasca and Saint Louis counties. 9B already invested in the project. 66 The project comprises a taconite mine, a processing plant to produce DR-grade concentrates, a pelletising plant and a potential DRI plant.