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Get PriceA Taconite Story Mining in Northern Wisconsin CSB/SJU 2024 11 18 In the Great Lakes area the mining of metallic ores helped to shape the economy and culture of the Midwest Today within the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin there is a current proposal from a mining company to begin a taconite iron mine
Get PriceAs early as 1849 Sauk Dodge and Jackson counties began to be mined for iron ore these deposits were miniscule in comparison to deposits in the northern part of Wisconsin near the border with Upper Michigan 1880 to 1900 Starting in the 1880s iron mining began in the northern part of the state near the border with Upper Michigan
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Get PriceMany of these deposits are near rivers and lakes The Wisconsin Legislature significantly altered the state s mining laws in both 2024 and 2024 In a headlong rush to speed up the mining of low grade iron ore taconite in northern Wisconsin the Wisconsin Legislature rewrote the state s metallic mining laws in 2024
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Get PriceThe major iron mining area from the mid 1880 s to the mid 1960 s was the Gogebic Iron Range which extends for 80 miles from Lake Gogebic in Michigan to Lake Namekagon in Wisconsin Forty five to 70 7 million tons of ore produced from the Gogebic Iron Range in Wisconsin came from the Cary Mine near Hurley and the Montreal Mine at Montreal
Get PriceIron miningrefers to the excavation of iron ore most of which is used as a key component in the production of steel Most of the iron ore in Wisconsin can either be classified as taconite 25 35% iron or high grade ore 50 70% iron [1]While Wisconsin is known as an agricultural state it started as a mining state in the mid 19th century
Get PriceThe major iron mining area from the mid 1880s to the mid 1960s was the Gogebic Iron Range which extends for 80 miles from Lake Gogebic in Michigan to Lake Namekagon in Wisconsin Forty five of the 70 7 million tons of ore produced from the Gogebic Iron Range in Wisconsin came from the Cary Mine near Hurley and the Montreal Mine at Montreal
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