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Mining Tax Guide - Minnesota State Legislature

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Million Tons<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

21. 2<br />

18<br />

1993<br />

23. 9<br />

17. 8<br />

1994<br />

29. 1<br />

15. 9<br />

1995<br />

28. 8<br />

1996<br />

The Changing Trends in <strong>Minnesota</strong> Taconite Production<br />

15. 1<br />

30. 1<br />

14. 7<br />

1997<br />

29. 9<br />

13. 9<br />

1998<br />

34. 6<br />

6.3<br />

1999<br />

37. 6<br />

7.3<br />

2000<br />

Figure 15<br />

2010 <strong>Tax</strong>able Production by Product Type<br />

Company Acid Fluxed Partial<br />

fluxed*<br />

Pellets Chips and Fines<br />

30. 1<br />

1.5<br />

2001<br />

21<br />

Acid<br />

35. 0<br />

2.5<br />

2002<br />

29. 2<br />

5.1<br />

2003<br />

Fluxed and<br />

Partial Fluxed*<br />

Hibbing – – 5,697,457 – – – 5,697,457<br />

ArcelorMittal – 2,502,296 – – 101,681 185 2,604,162<br />

Magnetation – – – – – 8,705 8,705<br />

Northshore – – 4,527,335 – 72,461 – 4,599,796<br />

USS - Keetac – – 4,774,534 – 80,309 28,881 4,883,724<br />

USS - Minntac – 12,202,743 – – 23,684 – 12,226,427<br />

United Taconite – – 4,910,468 – 82,002 36,012 5,028,482<br />

Total: 0 14,705,039 19,909,794 – 360,137 73,783 35,048,753<br />

*Partially fluxed pellets contain less than 2 percent flux.<br />

Acid Pellets<br />

Figure 16<br />

Fluxed Pellets (incl.partial fluxed)<br />

36. 6<br />

2.8<br />

2004<br />

35. 3<br />

4.3<br />

2005<br />

36. 1<br />

2.9<br />

2006<br />

Conc.<br />

35. 6<br />

2.4<br />

2007<br />

37. 0<br />

2.2<br />

2008<br />

17.1<br />

0.0<br />

2009<br />

Total<br />

35.0<br />

0.0<br />

2010

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