Mountain Iron Mine is a former mine in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1892, it was the first mine on the Mesabi Range, which has proved to be the largest iron ore deposit ever discovered in the United States. Mountain Iron Mine is situated 1½ miles south of New Pilot Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Iron and Virginia.

Mountain Iron

Village

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Mountain Iron is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. The population was 2,878 at the 2020 census. Mountain Iron is situated 2 miles south of New Pilot Mine.

Virginia

Town

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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. Virginia is situated 5 miles southeast of New Pilot Mine.

Kinney

Village

Kinney is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 152 at the time of the 2020 census. Kinney is situated 6 miles southwest of New Pilot Mine.

New Pilot Mine

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

47.56076° or 47° 33′ 39″ north

Longitude

-92.6299° or 92° 37′ 48″ west

Elevation

1,667 feet (508 metres)

Open location code

86V9H96C+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369005412

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5039131

Wikidata ID

Q49436232

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