The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-14

SKLLENc'SerF. MINING REVIEW
- GIVES. INTERESTING
- FACTS. '.a'

ia, including the editors Of the pa
pers, who are constantly harping that
the Steel Corporation is the whole
thing in iron mining in Minnesota
and the Lake Superior region, are
very. badly informed, or else they
prefer to believe the false reports
which they help to+cireulate.
The independent iron mine opara-
tors in Minnesota produced and ship
ped 21,580,680, gross tons of total
of 44,06s,479 gross tons shipped
from this state in 1913. The Steel
Corporation shipped 22,487, 799 tons.
The independent iron mineaopera-
tors of Minnesota shipped about 35
per cent of the entire ore shipped
from the, Lake Superior region in
1918. The total shipments from
Lake Superior in 1918 were 81, 1885,
1872 tons of which the Steel Corpora
ton shipped 25,647 ,491 tons and the
independents 35,509.241 tons. a.
There were between 20 and 80
independent operators on the +Mesaba
range in Minnesota, in 1918. Of
this. number five companies shipped
amounts ranging from over 1 ,000,-
600 tons to over 3 600, 600 tons each.
Eight of them shipped amounts rang
ing from over 500, 600 tons to nearly
l 900, goo tons each. Four Of them
shipped amounts Of over 208. 600 to
nearly 400, 900 tons, each. There
were numerous operators that ship
ped loo, 900 tons or less. There
were 126 mines operating on the Me-
saba range in21918 and of this num-
Der the Steel Corporations owned 80.
The several new properties now be-
ing opened on the Mesaba are vir-
tually all for independent operation.
The acquiring of, new leases during
the past several years has been by
independents. The independents for
the past several years have been TAX
ling over the Hill Ore lands, formerly
controlled by the Steel Corporation.
There are many large independent
operators on the Mesaba range, and
beside there are numerous important
iron and steel companies which own
interests in leases and leave the op-
Grafton of the, mines to- other indie
pendents. ..s.
There were 80 shipping mines on
the Guyana, range in 1918, and all
of them independently operated
properties. " @.a -
The ~Vermilion = range Q shipped
1,192,968 tons in 1918, of which the
Steel Corporation shipped 777,910
tons and independents 415, 05s tons
The Skillings' Mining Review on
June 81. published an, excellent arti-
Gle on the 1913 iron ore shipments
from the Mesaba, giving in detail the
production by companies. There
were 81 companies on the list, not
including the Steel Corporation, and
a few under the head of niscellan
eous. The article was written BY
Kenneth Duncan of Hibbing, ant
was prepared with much care Mucl
of the statistics contained in this ar
Iticle are re-published from that stor!
lin the hope that it will reach some o.
the people seeking real information
4 about who is who on the Minnesot,
iron ranges The tonnages here givel
should be, sufficient information, blu
the tonnages by companies is avail
able at any time
. Minnesota furnishes the bulk O
the ore mined from the Lake Su
perior region, and the following com
Parsons of total annual shipments
with those Of the Steel Corporation
may be found interesting and in
structive:
i Steel Corp. Grand Tots