Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

View on map:47.450000°N 92.950000°W

Description

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

The Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, is one of the largest open pit iron mines in the world, with a 1.5 by 3.5 mile footprint and depths up to 600 feet. The mine, located in the Mesabi Range, supplied as much as one-fourth of all the iron ore mined in the United States during its peak production during World War I and World War II.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

All text is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Average user rating: Not rated

Click on a star to rate

Do you have a form that you would like to turn into an application?

Please share your ideas with us.