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Steam Shovel

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Description: Elevated view of a steam shovel scooping iron ore into cars at, the Hull Rust Mahoning Mine, the world's largest open pit iron ore mine.
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Iron Ore Mining

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Description: A steam shovel loading ore at the Hull Rust Mahoning Mine, the world's largest open pit iron ore mine. Published by J.C. Congdon.
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Susquehanna Open Pit Iron Ore Mining

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Description: Two trains transporting taconite from Susquehanna Open Pit Iron Ore Mine, part of the Mesabi Iron Range, discovered in 1866.

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