all the mines in this list were using a pellet pro

all the mines in this list were using a pellet process -something that has not been done in baja yet-so since CWRN has specifically spoken of the pellet process in 2012, I believe Brad would be continuing to explore this, esp w prices lower now,as the pellet process brings much higher prices


Mining Industry Profile: Iron
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Table 1-1. Partial List of Active Iron Mines in the United States
Stat
e
Mine Name
County
Owner(s)
[Operator]
Commodities
Produced
Iron Ore
Production
1990 (million lt
of pellets)
Ore Grade (per
ton ore)
MI
Empire Mine
Marquette
Inland Steel (40%)
LTV Steel (25%)
Cleveland-Cliffs (25%)
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. (10%)
[Empire Iron Mining Partnership]
Iron Ore Pellets
8.0
Fe - 31.5%
MI
Tilden Mine
Marquette
Algoma Steel Corp. (50%)
Cleveland-Cliffs (33.3%)
Stelco Inc. (16.7%)
[Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.]
Iron Ore Pellets
2.7
Fe - 33.3%
MN
Cyprus Northshore
St. Louis
Cyprus Minerals Co. (100%)
[Cyprus Northshore Mining Corp.]
Iron Ore Pellets
4.1
Magnetic Fe -
24%
MN
Eveleth Mines
St. Louis
Arnco, Inc. (35.1%)
Rouge Steel Co. (31.7%)
Oglebay Norton Co. (18.5%)
Stelco Inc. (14.7%)
[Oglebay Norton Taconite Co.]
Iron Ore Pellets
6.1
Magnetic Fe -
24%
MN
Hibbing Taconite
St. Louis
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (70.3%)
Cleveland-Cliffs (15%)
Stelco Inc. (14.7%)
[Hibbing Taconite Co.]
Iron Ore Pellets
9.0
Fe - 30.7%
Source: Gardiner 1990; Michaelis 1990/1991; U.S. DOI, Bureau of Mines 1991