IRON ORE

See also IRON ORE BEARING MATERIALS (OTHER THAN TACONITE) TAXES

Air pollution, Minn. Rules 6130.3700

Avoidance areas for mining, Minn. Rules 6130.1300

Barriers, mining operations, Minn. Rules 6130.1500

Beneficiation

Mineral lease provisions, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Minerals management account, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.22

Stockpiled minerals, taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.14, 273.1651

Beneficiation plants, Minn. Statutes 2026 92.50

Blasting operations, Minn. Rules 6130.3800

Blasting requirements, Minn. Rules 6130.3900

Buffers, mining application, Minn. Rules 6130.1500

Construction standards of stockpiles, Minn. Rules 6130.2100

Conveyances, Minn. Statutes 2026 507.36

Deactivation of mining operations, Minn. Rules 6130.4100

Definitions

Agglomerating facilities taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.001, 298.34, 298.391

Mineral lands, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Minerals taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.28

Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 272.03, 273.14

Deposits, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.14, 273.16

Excluded areas, Minn. Rules 6130.1200

Executive Council, powers, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071

Exploratory boring, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.46, 298.48

Gross proceeds, computation, net proceeds taxes (mining), Minn. Statutes 2026 298.016

Gross proceeds taxes (mining)

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.015, 298.016

Mineral taxes, school districts, Minn. Statutes 2026 126C.48

Iron ore bearing formations, property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.14

Iron ore bearing materials (other than taconite) taxes, see IRON ORE BEARING MATERIALS (OTHER THAN TACONITE) TAXES

Land disturbance, Minn. Rules 6130.1400

Landform design, Minn. Rules 6130.2000

Lawsuits

Exploratory boring, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.46

Lake Superior iron industry facilities, actions by boaters, Minn. Statutes 2026 86A.23

Leases

Prospecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071

State mineral lands, stockpiled iron ore, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Low-grade iron bearing formations, classification of property, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.13, 273.16

Merchantable iron ore, defined as agglomerates, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.001

Metallurgical tests, results, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.48

Mining, see IRON MINING

Environmental assessment worksheets, mandatory categories, Minn. Rules 4410.4300

Environmental impact statements, mandatory categories, Minn. Rules 4410.4400

Notice, permits or leases, EQB Monitor publication, Minn. Rules 4410.5200

Permits, Minn. Rules 6130.0300

Production process, sales and use taxes, Minn. Rules 8130.9600

Sales taxes, exemptions, Minn. Rules 8130.9600

Net tax capacity

Adjustment, Minn. Statutes 2026 127A.48

Ore and real property, separate determinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.165

Occupation taxes, see OCCUPATION TAXES

Other iron bearing material, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.001

Policy of state, unmined iron ore, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.46

Prices, determination, net proceeds taxes (mining), alternative computation, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.016

Producers, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.001

Property taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 272.02, 273.02

Prospecting

Leases, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071

Permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071, 93.285

Public waters

Mining, water use, Minn. Statutes 2026 103G.297

Prospecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071, 93.285

Reactivated operations, scope of rules, Minn. Rules 6130.0300

Real property, iron ore defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 272.03

Reclamation standards, Minn. Rules 6130.1000 to 6130.6300

Rock, lean ore and coarse tailings stockpiles, standards, Minn. Rules 6130.2400

Royalties, see Iron ore under ROYALTIES

Runoff, management, Minn. Rules 6130.2200

Sales

Stockpiled state-owned material, sale for construction use, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.41

Transfers deemed as sales outside of state, occupation taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.01

Sloping, Minn. Rules 6130.2000

State mineral lands

Analysis, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Beneficiation, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20, 273.14

Direct shipping open pit ore, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Dried iron, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Minerals management account, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.22

Mining leases

Contents, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Execution, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.21

Landowners other than state, rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20

Natural Resources Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.14, 93.20, 93.22

Prospecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071

Tax assessments, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.01

Prospecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 9.071, 93.285

Reservation to state, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.01

Royalties, see Iron ore under ROYALTIES

State-owned ore, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.41

Stockpiled iron ore, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.20, 93.285

Stockpiled materials, state-owned ore, sale for construction use, Minn. Statutes 2026 93.41

Stockpiled metallic minerals material, see Stockpiling under METALLIC MINERALS

Stockpiles

Design, Minn. Rules 6130.2100

Separation of materials, Minn. Rules 6130.2800

Special treatment of stockpiles with rapidly decomposing materials, Minn. Rules 6130.2600

Storage, open air facilities, warehouse operators, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 231.01

Subsidence, Minn. Rules 6130.4000

Surface overburden, Minn. Rules 6130.2500

Surface overburden portion of pitwalls, standards for design and construction, Minn. Rules 6130.2900

Surface overburden stockpile design and construction, Minn. Rules 6130.2700

Taconite, see TACONITE, Minn. Rules 6130.1000 to 6130.4100

Tailings basins, design, construction and operations, Minn. Rules 6130.3000

Transfers, deemed as sales outside of state, occupation taxes, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.01

Unmined iron ore

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.46, 298.47

Exploratory boring, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.46

Formations, classification of property, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.13, 273.165

Market value, notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.1104

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.47

Value added iron products plants, loans for, Minn. Statutes 2026 298.296

Value methods, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.1104

Vegetation

Control of vegetation, Minn. Rules 6130.3500

Location, Minn. Rules 6130.3600

Waste deposits, inspection, Minn. Rules 6130.2300

Waste, in-mine disposal, Minn. Rules 6130.1400