taconite
noun
tac·o·nite
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Definition of taconite
: a flintlike rock high enough in iron content to constitute a low-grade iron ore
Examples of taconite in a Sentence
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Bob Vlaisavljevich, the mayor of this small town in the north-eastern corner of the state, lauds taconite and other minerals as the spine of the local economy. — The Economist, "Rural Minnesota’s Democratic voters are shifting allegiances," 22 Aug. 2019 Electric arc furnaces are becoming the new normal, while the blast-furnace steel mills that the Minnesota taconite industry has traditionally supplied are aging. — Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, "In northeast Minnesota, a new pellet points toward steel industry’s future," 7 Aug. 2019 Then again, the mine that Forsman works in is a taconite mine, not the type of copper-nickel mine that environmentalists decry as a threat to this watershed. — Reid Forgrave, New York Times, "In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness," 12 Oct. 2017 Essar’s Nashwauk facility was supposed to be employing 350 people by 2014, producing some 7 million tons of taconite iron ore pellets each year. — John Myers, Twin Cities, "Former Essar Steel sues parent company, alleging Iron Range project was bled dry," 13 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'taconite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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