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Open Pit Iron Ore Mining

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Description: The Hull Rust Mahoning Mine is the world's largest open pit iron ore mine. Its first shipments were in 1895, and it has been mined for over a century.
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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 Mine

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Description: The Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Company, the owners of the rights to Susquehanna Open Pit Iron Mine, was created in 1902.
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Steam Shovels Loading Railroad Cars with Iron Ore

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Description: Miners at work using steam shovels and railroad cars for transporting iron ore in Virginia, located on the Mesabi Iron Range.
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Man Standing on a W & M Steam Shovel

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Description: A man stands on a W & M railroad car known as a steam shovel.

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