taconite
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- noun
- /ˈtækəˌnaɪt/
- Specialized
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taconita
- Early in the 1960s, blast furnaces in the East were starting to get their first taste of pelletized iron ore, which many people generally call 'taconite.'
- taconite mine
- taconite ore
Examples
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The mining company extracted taconite to produce iron for steel manufacturing.
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What is known is that she was hauling 26,000 tons of taconite pellets down Lake Superior when she was caught in a particularly vicious storm.
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This down here is taconite.
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I represent Pearson Taconite and Steel.
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How did you first hear that Pearson Taconite and Steel was hiring women? -
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Last year, Gogebic Taconite proposed a 4.5-mile-long mine that would cost $1.5 billion and bring an estimated 700 jobs.
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Steel mills found that not only was this new form easy to transport, but the size and shape of taconite made it combust more easily in their blast furnaces; thus, the demand for pelletized ore grew.
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Unlike Minnesotan taconite mills, the Michigan mill did not concentrate the iron content in its pellets; this is mostly due to the nonmagnetic nature of the iron ore in the region.
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Taconite is a crucial resource in the iron mining industry due to its significant taconite content.
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In Minnesota, taconite is mined extensively to meet the demand for iron ore.
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Etymology
Taconite was named after the Taconic mountains or region in the United States and came to mean a hard rock with thin layers of iron. So, taconite now refers to a 'low-grade' iron ore that must be crushed and processed to get the iron.