Mesabi Range

Me·sa·bi Range

M0235100 (mə-sä′bē) A series of low hills in northeast Minnesota. Extensive iron ore deposits were discovered here in 1887.

Me•sa′bi Range′

(məˈsɑ bi)
n. a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits.

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Mesabi Range - a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887Gopher State, Minnesota, North Star State, MN - a midwestern state

Mesabi Range

a center of the mining industry in northeastern Minnesota (USA), in the Lake Superior region. The most important American iron-ore basin and the North’s primary raw-material base for ferrous metallurgy. Annual extraction is about 50 million tons. In addition to rich hematite ores, lowgrade taconites (ferruginous quartzites) are mined and processed into concentrates. The key centers are Virginia and Hibbing. Exports pass through the ports of Duluth and Two Harbors.

Mesabi Range

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noun a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887

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