Monday, April 15; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hibbing Taconite
$50 per person
(Departing from Door B of the DECC)
Advanced registration is required. Space is limited.
This full-day iron ore mine tour will cover geology, mine operations, old natural ore workings, a walk-through of the concentrator and pellet plant, mine planning, ore control, and environmental issues at a major Minnesota Iron Range facility. Participants will depart from the DECC in Duluth at 8:00 a.m., with an additional pick-up at 9:30 a.m. in Chisholm at the Iron Man statue, and return to Duluth by 5:00 p.m. Refreshments, lunch, and safety gear will be provided.
Leader: Jack Croswell, Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
Thursday, April 18; 6:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CANCELLED
History of Minnesota Iron Ore Mining
$75 per person
(Departing from Door B of the DECC)
Advanced registration is required. Space is limited.
This full-day historical mining tour will include the Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Minnesota Discovery Center, Hibbing’s Hull Rust Mine View, and Hill Annex Mine State Park. Participants will depart from the DECC in Duluth at 6:45 a.m. amd return to the DECC by 5:30 p.m. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Leaders: Dennis Murr, Barr Engineering-Hibbing and Dan Hestetune, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH)-Virginia.
Contact Us
Helen Smith Stone
SME Conference Coordinator
218/625-1032
hsmithst@d.umn.edu
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