taconite
noun
tac·o·nite
ˈta-kə-ˌnīt 
: a flintlike rock high enough in iron content to constitute a low-grade iron ore
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But its connection to the city is forever preserved — the city's name remains visible, upside down, just above the mud and taconite on the lake bottom.
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
On the morning of November 9, 1975, the ship, with its all-American crew of 29, sailed from Superior, Wisconsin, with a cargo of taconite pellets bound for Zug Island in Detroit.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Goncalves’ criticism of Minnesota presumably referred to its environmental regulation of the taconite industry, including an ongoing dispute over the state’s wild rice sulfate standard.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
There are complicated social and economic dynamics around the mine, not least of which is the long history of taconite mining in the region — it is known as the Iron Range, after all.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, the president granted two years of regulatory relief to coal plants, taconite iron ore processing facilities and some chemical manufacturers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Carey, on Tuesday, also mentioned concerns with U.S. applying for two-year presidential air exemptions from hazardous air pollutant rules for integrated iron and steel, coke and taconite iron ore process.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Watch the ships glide under Duluth’s iconic Aerial Lift Bridge that rises to accommodate 1,000-foot-long boats hauling grain, taconite, and other goods.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
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Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
On the morning of November 9, 1975, the ship, with its all-American crew of 29, sailed from Superior, Wisconsin, with a cargo of taconite pellets bound for Zug Island in Detroit.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.
—Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Goncalves’ criticism of Minnesota presumably referred to its environmental regulation of the taconite industry, including an ongoing dispute over the state’s wild rice sulfate standard.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
There are complicated social and economic dynamics around the mine, not least of which is the long history of taconite mining in the region — it is known as the Iron Range, after all.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, the president granted two years of regulatory relief to coal plants, taconite iron ore processing facilities and some chemical manufacturers.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Carey, on Tuesday, also mentioned concerns with U.S. applying for two-year presidential air exemptions from hazardous air pollutant rules for integrated iron and steel, coke and taconite iron ore process.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Watch the ships glide under Duluth’s iconic Aerial Lift Bridge that rises to accommodate 1,000-foot-long boats hauling grain, taconite, and other goods.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
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taconite
noun
tac·o·nite
ˈtak-ə-ˌnīt
: a flinty rock high enough in iron content to be used as a low-grade iron ore
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