Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
Iron mine in Hibbing, Minnesota. Built 1895. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States, is the largest operating open-pit iron mine in Minnesota. The pit stretches more than three miles (5 km) long, two miles (3 km) wide, and 535 feet (163 m) deep. It was established in 1895 and was one of the world's first mechanized open-pit mines.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | 3rd Ave., E., Hibbing vicinity, MN |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Listed | Nov 13, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000904 |
| Built | 1895 |
| Type of place | opencast mine, mine |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3rd Ave., E., Hibbing, MN |
| Coordinates | 47.44984, -92.95013 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Voyageurs National Park · 72 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Pfeiffer Lake 31 mi · Clubhouse Lake 31 mi · Pokegama Dam Campground 33 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000904. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.