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Iron ore traffic drives Lake Superior region mining boom
The Lake Superior iron trade sustains Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin, with 44,270,680 tons moved via Sault Ste. Marie including 31,332,637 tons of ore bound for Eastern smelters. Mesaba range leads output, United States Steel controls about two thirds of deposits, and lake docks and ore docks enable gravity unloading. Weather and railway movement shape a vast, capital intensive industry.
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