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Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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Mahoning-Hull-Rust MineOpen-Cast Mine (Active)
HibbingCity
Saint Louis CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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07506190017272031098157.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
06140350017272031108976.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
03710070017272031119865.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
07506190017272031098157.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
06140350017272031108976.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
03710070017272031119865.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
07506190017272031098157.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron mining area, ca. 1950.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
06140350017272031108976.jpg
View of the Hibbing iron minin g area, ca. 1965.

Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine, Hibbing, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 10'' North , 92° 57' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.45278,-92.96083
GRN:
N32W46
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Active) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hibbing16,204 (2017)3.3km
Chisholm4,981 (2017)7.1km
Keewatin1,049 (2017)10.3km
Buhl990 (2017)14.5km
Nashwauk968 (2017)17.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
11911
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11911:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine; Hull-Rust Mine


An iron mine. Primary name selection based on the Yale-Peabody GNIS database extracted from USGS topo maps. Billed as the largest open pit in the world (time context unknown).

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Rocks & Minerals (1982): 57: 132.
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