What is iron ore
Where can iron ore be found
It can be found in rock and in layers of sediment
What vehicle transported iron ore to Lake Superior to be shiped
Trains transported iron ore to Lake Superior
When was iron first found in minnesota
Iron was first found in minnesota in 1865
What did they first use to dig up iron ore
Steam powered shovels
Who was henry oliver
He was an industrealest that invested and owned an iron company
What percent of earth is iron
80% of earth is iron
How far away was most of Minnesotas mining country from Lake Superior
most of Minnesotas iron country was less than 100 miles away from Lake Superior
What makes iron ore considered high grade
When there is a high percentage of iron
What did they use to move iron ore from one place to another
They used steam trains
after 1901 after a company called us steel was made what name did it operate under for the next 50 years
Henry Oliver
What is the chemical symbol for iron
The chemical symbol for iron is fe
What was one of the most important part of Minnesotas iron industry
There was lots of iron in Minnesota
In what year did the Merrit brothers discover the mesabi range
They discovered it in 1890
What later replaced steam shovels and trains
Diesel engines
thousands of workers helped keep the iron industry going. Most of the workers
Most of the workers where imagrants