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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Example Sentences

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

In April 2020, she was named the head men’s basketball coach of Mesabi Range College, a Division III junior college in northern Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times

Robinson was an All-District player at Belton High School in Texas before starting his college career at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Minnesota.

From Washington Times

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

From New York Times

Another method of approach, employed chiefly on the Mesabi Range, relates to the slumping of the ore layers which results from the leaching of silica during the concentration of the ore.

From Project Gutenberg