Historical Documentation Regarding Age of Pits, Dumps and Tailings Areas, Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota report and research files

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: S2347

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This report was prepared by the St. Louis County Historical Society, Duluth, Minnesota, for U.S. Bureau of Mines. The project was initiated by the Twin Cities Mining Research Center, U.S. Bureau of Mines. The study was undertaken to inventory the pits, dumps, and tailings basins of the Mesabi Range and determine, where possible, the ages of these man-made topographic features, i.e. the date each dump or tailings basin was last disturbed by mining activity. All research, writing the report, and drafting the maps was done by Susan Hartley.

The collection consists of the final report, research files, and research data.

Dates

1980

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The St. Louis County Historical Society was formed in Duluth, Minnesota in 1922.

Extent

1.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This report was prepared by the St. Louis County Historical Society, Duluth, Minnesota, for U.S. Bureau of Mines. The study was undertaken to inventory the pits, dumps, and tailings basins of the Mesabi Range and determine, where possible, the ages of these man-made topographic features, i.e. the date each dump or tailings basin was last disturbed by mining activity.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Subjects

Iron mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mesabi Iron Range (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Reports Subject Source: Local sources
St. Louis County (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
St. Louis County Historical Society (Saint Louis County, Minn.)
United States. Bureau of Mines

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Historical Documentation Regarding Age of Pits, Dumps and Tailings Areas, Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota report and research files
Author: Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin