Mine · Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
Prairie River Minerals Plant & Loadout
Prairie River Minerals Plant & Loadout is a closed mine in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, operated by Prairie River Minerals, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Itasca County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed (abandoned) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | iron ore (mainly iron ore) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Prairie River Minerals, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 17 people (annual average, in 2021) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.2828, -93.4311 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this mine: 1 power plant (923 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Boswell | Power plant | 923 MW | Operating | 17 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.