Pioneer Mine
Location | |
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Pioneer Mine | |
Location | Vermilion Range |
State | Minnesota |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 47°54′43″N 91°51′39″W / 47.91194°N 91.86083°WCoordinates: 47°54′43″N 91°51′39″W / 47.91194°N 91.86083°W |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
Type | Underground |
Greatest depth | 1,700 feet (520 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1889 |
Closed | 1967 |
Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe | |
Location | 401 N. Pioneer Road, Ely, Minnesota |
Area | Less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 78003127[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 28, 1978 |
The Pioneer Mine was an underground iron mine in Ely, Minnesota, United States, in operation from 1889 to 1967. It is one of only two such mines on the Vermilion Range whose above-ground structures are still standing, the other being the Soudan Mine.[2] The Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1978 for their state-level significance in the themes of engineering and industry.[3] They were nominated for being some of the last vestiges of a once-common mining technique on the Vermilion Range.[2]
The complex is undergoing adaptive reuse as the Ely Arts & Heritage Center.[4]
See also[]
- List of iron mines in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Nagle, Liza (1978-11-09). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-09-15. Cite journal requires
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(help) With 4 accompanying photos from 1978 - ^ "Pioneer Mine Buildings and "A" Headframe". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Ely Arts & Heritage Center". Ely Greenstone Public Art. 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
External links[]
Media related to Pioneer Mine at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1889 establishments in Minnesota
- 1967 disestablishments in Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Ely, Minnesota
- Former mines in the United States
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Iron mines in the United States
- Mines in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota