a Beautiful Mine

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  • MINNESOTA MUSEUM OF MINING (CHISHOLM, MINNESOTA)

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    “As a visitor to The Minnesota Museum of Mining, you will have the rare opportunity to climb aboard historic equipment used to mine the Mesabi Range”s rich iron ore. Your experience will begin at the very unique stone castle, constructed in 1933. Browse the Gift Shop, and view the first of many displays of mining…

  • HULL RUST MAHONING MINE VIEW (HIBBING, MINNESOTA)

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    “View the biggest operating open pit iron ore mine in the world, more than three miles long, two miles wide and 535 feet deep. This man-made “Grand Canyon of the North” was the first strip mine on the Mesabi Iron Range. The amazing view continues to grow as the Hibbing Taconite Company Mine expands its…

  • HILL ANNEX MINE STATE PARK (CALUMET, MINNESOTA)

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    “On the 1 1/2-hour open pit mine tour, visitors make a spectacular descent into mining”s past. Learn about the mine operation, the people who worked here, and where they came from. Discover marine fossils in northern Minnesota.” Click Here for More Information on Hill Annex Mine State Park [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsWCGGF7MmE[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”47.327058,-93.276234″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large”…

  • HIBBING TACONITE TOURS (HIBBING, MINNESOTA)

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    “You will experience the day of a miner when you slip into the steel toe boots and put on the hard hats. You will be able to watch the miners up close and get a feel for their massive equipment (and you thought highway construction equipment was big, wait until you see THIS stuff!).” Click…