All that land is filled with taconite, which is the stuff they turn into iron. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
And iron is in a lot of what we use in the world, so taconite equals money. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
Davis figured out how to take the waste rock of taconite and turn it into steel. From Wordnik.com. [Shawn Lawrence Otto: Losing Grip on Reality: What Ails the American Economy Runs Deeper Than the Credit Crisis] Reference
Because it might scare off the two mining companies you have bidding for all that taconite. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
It is estimated that taconite will be supplying about a third of our ores in less than 20 years. From Wordnik.com. [The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session] Reference
When I stood up to leave, Steinbach seemed disappointed that all I wanted to do was find out about taconite. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
Missiles are already working the economically unminable taconite ore of the Mesabi Range, have helped build the. From Wordnik.com. [The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session] Reference
The other included the development of new technology that could be used to beneficiate the taconite that was still abundant there. From Wordnik.com. [Energy and Society~ Chapter 14~ Not One World, But Many] Reference
As resources dwindled, it could replace lumber with plastics, squeeze iron out of taconite, scour the entire planet for petroleum. From Wordnik.com. [There Will Be Time]
As resources dwindled, it could replace lumber with plastics, squeeze iron out of taconite, scour the entire planet for petroleum. From Wordnik.com. [Two in Time]
To do so, permitted the continued use of all the capital previously invested there that could be used in getting and handling taconite. From Wordnik.com. [Energy and Society~ Chapter 14~ Not One World, But Many] Reference
Apparently, taconite is a Precambrian sedimentary rock—whatever that means—which is usually made up of about 25 to 30 percent iron ore. From Wordnik.com. [Heaven’s Fury] Reference
Tomorrow's story will look at taconite dust regulations. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
Studies of taconite dust in the past have not been conclusive. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
This is a view of the United taconite taconite mine at Eveleth. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
But this kind of mining is different from iron or taconite mining. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
A rebounding taconite mining industry is helping the bottom line at. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
Photo: #This is a view of the United taconite taconite mine at Eveleth. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
The deposit is a Lake Superior-type (Mesabi Range) taconite iron formation. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference
Minnesota research that developed taconite processing, which has made Minnesota great. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND] Reference
Eliminate taconite tax over four years; divest Giants Ridge Ski and Golf; merge IRRR Fund. From Wordnik.com. [Wright County Republican] Reference
The dramatic need for steel in Asia has raised the worldwide demand and price for taconite. From Wordnik.com. [Wright County Republican] Reference
In 36 years of working at the mines, he was never told how dangerous taconite dust could be. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
North America's largest taconite producer, Cliffs will release its quarterly results Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Mineweb - Daily news headlines] Reference
Sagen said he occasionally drives to the Twin Cities, and passes taconite plants along the way. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Just north of the area where PolyMet plans to mine, there's a place where LTV used to mine taconite. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
Photo: #PolyMet's LaTisha Gietzen stands in front of a pile of waste rock from the LTV taconite mine. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
The proposed link between taconite dust and lung cancer has not led to new dust precautions in the mines. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
While steel and taconite demand was still declining in the third quarter, we did see several plants reopening. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Construction products had the largest revenue drop driven mainly by steel and taconite as well as minerals and clays. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
It also has proposed other modifications to the project like bigger mining trucks and a larger taconite pellet furnace. From Wordnik.com. [Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV] Reference
"Last year's sales were impacted by a dramatic downturn in production levels from our taconite mining customers," Schober said. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
The company purchased a bulk tonnage taconite mill from Cliffs, so the capex intensity is lower than it would have been otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Those plants have reopened, but the town has been on a slow downhill slide since the local taconite mining company closed in 1985. From Wordnik.com. [Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV] Reference
Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring the potential dangers of taconite dust on miners in the Iron Range. From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
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