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Mesabi Range

American  
[muh-sah-bee] / məˈsɑ bi /

noun

  1. a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.


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He transferred to Mesabi Range College, a junior college in a small town in northern Minnesota, and that’s when the NFL first seemed like a possibility.

From Washington Post Dec. 28, 2021

Moore was the head coach of a high school girls’ program when Mesabi Range volleyball coach Sara Matuszak was recruiting one of her players.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2021

By 1912, the Wobblies had played a significant role in a number of major strikes, including the Paterson Silk Strike, the Lawrence Textile Strike, and the Mesabi Range Iron Strike.

From Textbooks Dec. 30, 2014

Because all steel producers bought iron ore from the Mesabi Range in Minnesota, U.S.

From New York Times Nov. 13, 2012

Certain developments in progress, notably the project for concentration of siliceous eastern Mesabi Range ores, make it likely that future domestic production will more nearly be able to meet the requirements.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

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