Mines
Mines in Minnesota
Rare Context lists 11 mines in Minnesota, United States. The largest is Minntac Mine, with 1,054 employees in 2025.
All mines
By primary commodity, most mines first, then by employees within each commodity.
| Mine | Commodity | County | Owner or operator | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minntac Mine | Iron ore | St Louis County | USX Corp (United States Steel Corp) | 1,054 2025 |
| Keetac | Iron ore | St Louis County | USX Corp (United States Steel Corp) | 472 2025 |
| Hibbing Taconite Company | Iron ore | St Louis County | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | 444 2025 |
| Minorca Mine | Iron ore | St Louis County | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | 258 2025 |
| United - Mine | Iron ore | St Louis County | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | 200 2025 |
| Northshore Mining Company | Iron ore | St Louis County | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | 186 2025 |
| Mesabi Metallics Company LLC | Iron ore | Itasca County | Essar Minerals Canada Limited | 123 2025 |
| Prairie River Minerals Plant & Loadout | Iron ore | Itasca County | Prairie River Minerals, LLC | 17 2021 |
| Mankato | Industrial sand | Blue Earth County | Jordan Sands, LLC | — |
| Miss Nancy | Industrial sand | Olmsted County | — | — |
| Northmet | Copper | St Louis County | Polymet Mining Corp; Teck American Inc | 50 2025 |
Every mine in Minnesota, with owners.All 11 in one file, each with its owner, commodity, resources and permit status. We research what the public sources leave out.
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- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.