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| TABLE 6 | ||||||
| IRON ORE-PRODUCING MINES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006 | ||||||
| State and mine | County | Operator | Source of iron ore | |||
| California: | ||||||
| Baxter Mine | San Bernardino | Hahm International Inc | Quarried ore. | |||
| Dredge 21 | Yuba | Cal Sierra Development Inc. | Dredged sands. | |||
| Silverlake Mine | San Bernardino | Hahm International Inc | Quarried ore. | |||
| Michigan: | ||||||
| Empire | Marquette | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | Magnetite taconite ore. | |||
| Tilden | do. | do. | Hematite-magnetite taconite ore. | |||
| Minnesota: | ||||||
| Hibbing Taconite | Saint Louis | do. | Magnetite taconite ore. | |||
| Keewatin Taconite | do. | United States Steel Corporation� | Do. | |||
| Minntac | do. | do. | Do. | |||
| Minorca | do. | ArcelorMittal | Do. | |||
| Northshore | do. | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | Do. | |||
| United Taconite | do. | do. | Do. | |||
| South Dakota, CF & I Pit | Lawrence | Pete Lien & Sons Inc. | Quarried ore. | |||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program