Cleveland Cliffs Minorca Mine

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Cleveland Cliffs Minorca Mine is an iron ore mine operating in Virginia, Minnesota, United States.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the mining asset in Virginia, Minnesota, United States[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 47.557383, -92.519403 (exact)[2]

Iron Ore Mine Details

Table 1: General Mine Details

Mine status Start date Stop date
Operating[3] 1977[4]

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100.0%] E100001000649 [100.0%] Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc [100%][5] E100002004023 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacity and Reserves

Design capacity (thousand metric tonnes per annum) Total reserves (thousand metric tonnes) Total resource (thousand metric tonnes)
3050[5] 104000[5] 948000[5]

Table 4: Production Details (thousand metric tonnes per annum)

Production year Iron ore mined
2022 3000[5]
2023 3000[6]

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References

  1. https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/operations/steelmaking/iron-ore-facilities. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://maps.app.goo.gl/qY5J3biVQzbCJNYh6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/cleveland-cliffs-minorca-mine-inc-fined-16750-for-industrial-wastewater-violations-at-virginia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/minorca-reaches-a-milestone#:~:text=%22It's%20a%20milestone%20and%20coupled;the%20plant%20June%209%2C%201977. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_0b1ff26cb991dba3e4660f9cc0e75700/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/11492/file/CLF_AnnualReport_2022_04032023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_0b1ff26cb991dba3e4660f9cc0e75700/clevelandcliffs/db/1188/10370/file/CC_FactSheet_Minorca_72024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)