iron ore taconite Michigan State University
During the 1860 shipping season 120,000 tons of ore passed through the Soo Locks. One century later the total volume of downbound iron recorded at the Soo exceeded 100 million tons. Source: Unknown The images below show ore freighters, with their cargo of taconite pellets, unloading at a blast furnace/steel mill complex in Sault Ste Marie ...