Iron Ore Mines in Minnesota
17Total Sites
10Active
Iron Ore Mining in Minnesota
Minnesota has 17 iron ore-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 10 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 11 |
| Itasca County | 4 |
| Lake County | 2 |
Iron Ore Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibbing Taconite Company | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| Keetac | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| Mesabi Metallics Company Llc | Itasca | Surface | Active |
| Minntac Mine | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| Minntac Plant | St. Louis | Facility | Active |
| Minorca Mine | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| Northshore Mining Company | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| Northshore Mining Company | Lake | Facility | Active |
| United - Mine | St. Louis | Surface | Active |
| United Plant | St. Louis | Facility | Active |
| Erp Iron Ore-Bovey Plant | Itasca | Surface | Abandoned |
| Mesabi Nugget Delaware, Llc | St. Louis | Facility | Abandoned |
| Mesabi Nugget, Llc | Lake | Facility | Abandoned |
| Minntac Maintenance Dept. | St. Louis | Surface | Abandoned |
| Plant 4 | Itasca | Surface | Abandoned |
| Prairie River Minerals Plant & Loadout | Itasca | Surface | Abandoned |
| Spread Three (3) | St. Louis | Surface | Intermittent |