This huge dragline bucket could scoop up 30 cubic yards of of dirt and at least one geologist:
Here's a drill bit on display:
Who hasn't fantasized about driving the big rigs from time to time:
Video coming soon!
Showing posts with label Hibbing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hibbing. Show all posts
Friday, September 27, 2013
Geo-Roadtrip 2013: Pit Stop Pt. 2
The Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine continued to offer us a bounty of mining memorabilia with its menagerie of mechanical monsters. (That's some "Stan Lee" style alliteration right there folks!) A short path leads visitors to where they keep the big boys:
This huge dragline bucket could scoop up 30 cubic yards of of dirt and at least one geologist:
Here's a drill bit on display:
Who hasn't fantasized about driving the big rigs from time to time:
Video coming soon!
This huge dragline bucket could scoop up 30 cubic yards of of dirt and at least one geologist:
Here's a drill bit on display:
Who hasn't fantasized about driving the big rigs from time to time:
Video coming soon!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Geo-Roadtrip 2013: Pit Stop Pt. 1
Not too far from our last stop was the Hull-Rust-Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine. It's one of the largest open pit iron mines in the world and is still in operation.
The mine is three miles long, two miles wide and 535 feet deep. There's a great overlook, a nice little interpretive center and admission is free. Can't beat that. It's a definite "must stop" if you are in the area.
While the mine is no longer at it's peak, it still produces iron ore taconite (which, unfortunately, is not pronounced as "Taco Night.") Although I still sometimes say it that way.
They've got lots of taconite samples on display as well as other displays inside. You can even buy some souvenir samples in a display jar but be prepared to have a conversation about them with security at the airport.
And there's a ton of mining stuff outside which we will get to in our next blog entry. Video coming soon too!
The mine is three miles long, two miles wide and 535 feet deep. There's a great overlook, a nice little interpretive center and admission is free. Can't beat that. It's a definite "must stop" if you are in the area.
While the mine is no longer at it's peak, it still produces iron ore taconite (which, unfortunately, is not pronounced as "Taco Night.") Although I still sometimes say it that way.
They've got lots of taconite samples on display as well as other displays inside. You can even buy some souvenir samples in a display jar but be prepared to have a conversation about them with security at the airport.
And there's a ton of mining stuff outside which we will get to in our next blog entry. Video coming soon too!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Geo-RoadTrip 2013: 50 Shades of Greyhound
In between the various geologic wonders and roadside brouhaha that we encountered on Geo-RoadTrip 2013, we occasionally stumbled across things that seem interesting yet difficult to classify. It was on our way to to some iron mining locales when we happened upon the Greyhound Bus Museum:
It is located in Hibbing, MN, which is known as the birthplace of the bus industry in the U.S. Unfortunately, even though we arrived during the museum's business hours, it was't open. So we could only take some pics of the outside:
And off we went to our next location! Video coming soon!
It is located in Hibbing, MN, which is known as the birthplace of the bus industry in the U.S. Unfortunately, even though we arrived during the museum's business hours, it was't open. So we could only take some pics of the outside:
And off we went to our next location! Video coming soon!
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