On This Date in Minnesota History: November 13

November 13, 1966 – “The Soudan Mine on the Vermilion Range is the oldest and deepest iron mine in Minnesota. Its opening in 1884 set the stage for Minnesota’s reign as the country’s leading iron ore producer. In the late 1800s, prospectors searching for gold in northern Minnesota had discovered extremely rich veins of hematite at this site, often containing more than 65% iron.”¹

Off highway I/169, Tower Soudan State Park, Breitung Township, the Soudan Mine was named a National Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places on this date.<sup>2


1</sup>http://miningartifacts.homestead.com/SoudanUndergroundStatePark.html
²http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

The Soudan Mine 1890
http://miningartifacts.homestead.com/SoudanUndergroundStatePark.html

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