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Minnesota iron goes global
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A mining truck photographed in United Taconite's open pit mine at Eveleth. The trucks are large scale versions of conventional dump trucks. Iron bearing rock called taconite is scooped from the pit by large shovels, and trucked to a crusher building - the first step in making taconite pellets. (MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher)

A mining truck photographed in United Taconite's open pit mine at Eveleth. The trucks are large scale versions of conventional dump trucks. Iron bearing rock called taconite is scooped from the pit by large shovels, and trucked to a crusher building - the first step in making taconite pellets.

(MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher)
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