Longyear Drill Site
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longyear-drill-site-243-15888316
title:
Longyear Drill Site
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The Longyear Drill Site is a historic mineral exploration site in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, United States. In 1890 the first core samples were taken there from what would become known as the Mesabi Range, one of the world's richest iron ore deposits. The exploration diamond drilling process was led by Edmund J. Longyear, who went on to drill 7,100 test pits all across the Mesabi Range. In 1976 the Iron Range Historical Society developed the site as a historic attraction with period drilling equipme
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyear_Drill_Site
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date modified:
2023-08-17T15:38:05Z
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