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1940 IRON ORE SHIPMENTS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR DISTRICT BY COMPANIES Operating Company No. of 1940 Shipments Per Cent Rank and Range Mines Gross Tons of Total 1. Oliver Iron Mining Co. Mesabi-=. ss =. 16 24,368,996 Marquette: =... .. 1 301,398 Gogebic... 2 644,869 Vermilion. ¢.- 3 983,060 Total. 22 $26,298,323 409% 2. Pickands, Mather & Co. Mesabi. 2... oi: S 9.317518 Menominee....... a 1,427,259 Marquette........ 1 153,341 Gogebic:- = 4 25IG 387 Vermilion -<.. 2.2. 1 450,808 Cayuna= 2. 2 689,537 Total. oa 26 14,814,850 23.0% 3. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. Mesabi. 225... =<: 3 1,990,677 Menominee....... 1 172,090 Marquette. 2... 9 3,929,946 Total... 13 6,092,713 9.5% 4. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Mesa. 2S: 2 4,055,068 6.3% 5. The M. A. Hanna Co. Mesabic. 32 5. 1,116,678 Menominee... ..... q 1025,824 Marquette... ©. - 178,760 Gopebie= 2.52. 1 209,802 Cuyuna.. 22. 32. 2 278,860 Atal ee. 16 2,809,924 44% 6. Republic Steel Corp. Wesabio". = Z, P32 103 Menominee....... 1 24,681 Gorebic .. 2: 2 837,002 Marquette........ 1 303,953 Lotal. se; 6 1,898,339 3.0% 7. Oglebay, Norton & Co. Gorebic. . 22s 2 1,507,060 2.3% Operating Company No. of 1940 Shipments Per Cent Rank and Range Mines Gross Tons of Total 8. Butler Brothers Nesabi3 7... 11 1,250,585 Cuylna, 44... 2 223,637 Total = 2. 13 $1,474,222 2.3% 9. Snyder Mining Co. Mesabi. 0... ..:.. 3 932,721 1.4% 10. Inland Steel Co. ie Menominee....... 1 62,082 4, Marquette........ 2 530,897 Cuylina. -- 3... 1 232,566 'Total a 2e 3: 4 825,545. 1.395 11. Wisconsin Stee! Co. Mesabi........... S 753,915 1.2% 12. Evergreen Mines Co. Mesabis3. 22. 4° 141,652 Vermilion......... 1 113,601 Cuyuna. 2.2. 4 303,565 'Lota = 36.2 = 9 558,818 0.9% 13. North Range Mining Co. Marquette... .... Z 522,168 0.8% 14. Algoma Steel Corp. Michipicoten...... 1 361,394 0.6% 15. Wheeling Steel Corp. Mesabi:... 2.5... 2 355,345 0.6% 16. E. W. Coons Co., Inc. Mesabi. 2 2..2...2. 5 338,275 0.5% 17. Davidson Ore Mining Co. Menominee....... 1 300,920 0.5% 18. Charleson Iron Mining Co. Mesabi. 2572... |. 2 138,424 0.2% 19. Argonne Ore Co. Mesabi = 23 2 68,004 0.1% Operating Company No. of 1940 Shipments . Per Cent Rank and Range Mines Gross Tons < of. Total 20. Coates & Tweed Mesabi 2-2... 2. i 60,542 0.1% 21. Globe Iron Co. Menominee....... 1 57,486 0.1% 22. Jackson Iron & Steel Co. Menominee....... 1 31,409 23. Carl Hedman & Co. Mesabic= 3... 2 3: 2 26,591 24. Taylor Mining Co. Mesabi: 2... 1 19,983 25. Miscellaneous Menominee....... 1 1,583 Cuyuna 22 eo 1 6,011 Total = 2 $7,594 Grand Total. 3. 143 64,310,240 100.0% 1940 SHIPMENTS BY RANGES 1940 No. of No. of Shipments Range Companies Mines Gross Tons Mesabio= 250 17 a 45,667,677 Menominee............ 9 mA 3,103,334 Marquette: <2... © 17 5,920,463 Gogebic.. 0 2 ae 5 14 5,975,727 Vermilion. <.. 03... s 5 1,547,469 Cuylina #2) 6 6 12 1,734,176 Lotal US. Ranges. 7. 140 63,948,846 Michipicoten(Canada) 1 1 361,394 Grand Total: © 3 141 64,310,240 From Skilling's Mining Review--Duluth, Minn.