Every American will need 27,416 pounds of iron in their lifetime.
(Source: Mesabi Daily News)
There are approximately 54 miles of light rail train tracks (made from iron) in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro area
53-55% of a vehicle’s curb weight is steel, created from iron mining.
(Source: American Iron & Steel Institute)
98% of iron that's mined is used for steel. Steel enables infrastructure, modern architecture, and transportation.
Once an iron mine, now part of a world-class public golf course.
(Source: Giants Ridge)

What would life be like without iron?

Everyday, in nearly every facet of life, we use products created by Minnesota’s iron mining industry. Unearthed on northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range in 1884, iron mining has long-played, and continues to play, a vital role in every individual’s life. From the cars we drive and the bridges we drive on, to the skyscrapers that line our country’s skylines to the wind turbines generating power throughout the nation, iron mining has built America. Every American born will need more than 20,000 pounds of iron in their lifetime. More than 85% of the iron mined in the United States is mined in northeast Minnesota to be processed into steel, which makes up so many of the products, services, infrastructure and transportation methods that we use nearly every single day.

Vehicles
Appliances – refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers
Bridges
Construction
Agriculture
Transportation – shipping, roads, buses, trains
Power generation – wind turbines, solar panels
Infrastructure
National Defense (military use)

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