Higgins-McEwen Mine

Higgins-McEwen Mine is a quarry in City of Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota. Higgins-McEwen Mine is situated near the town Virginia, as well as near the peak Rouchleau Mine.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States of America
Address: MN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rouchleau Mine and Lincoln School Building.

Rouchleau Mine

Peak

The Rouchleau Mine is an abandoned open-pit mine within the Mesabi Iron Range at Virginia, Minnesota, United States. The mine, located on the east side of the city, is roughly 3 miles long and.5 miles wide; its deepest point is 450 feet below its surface, making it one of the deepest mines in the range. Rouchleau Mine is situated 2 miles south of Higgins-McEwen Mine.

Lincoln School Building

Building

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lincoln School Building is a former school building in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1922 in the Jacobean Revival style, which was popular nationwide for educational facilities in the early 20th century. Lincoln School Building is situated 1½ miles southwest of Higgins-McEwen Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia and Gilbert.

Virginia

Town

Photo: Myotus, CC BY 4.0.

The Iron Range is a rural area in Northeastern Minnesota where iron ore has been mined for generations. This area has some cultural aspects more similar to the U.P. of Michigan than the surrounding area of Minnesota.

Gilbert

Village

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gilbert is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. State Highway 37 and State Highway 135 are two of the main routes in Gilbert. Gilbert is situated 4 miles southeast of Higgins-McEwen Mine.

McKinley

Hamlet

McKinley is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Iron Range region of Minnesota. The population was 103 at the 2020 census. McKinley is situated 5 miles east of Higgins-McEwen Mine.

Higgins-McEwen Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: City of Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.53798° or 47° 32′ 17″ north

Longitude

-92.51268° or 92° 30′ 46″ west

Elevation

1,385 feet (422 metres)

Open location code

86V9GFQP+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369005690

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5030041

Wikidata ID

Q49418402

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In Other Languages

“Higgins-McEwen Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Higgins-McEwen Mine”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Franklin and West Virginia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Rouchleau and The Columbia.

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