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MN historical society cartoon version of MN history of primary economic activities.

In India, a citizen trying to stop illegal mining was assassinated after filing papers against a local politician.

Thanks Corissa...

History of the steel mill in Johnstown Good links to immigration information and steel making.

Talks a bit about immigration and ethnic groups in the Iron Range.

Time line of mining production on the Cuyuna Range. Very interesting and informational because it is so close to the Lakes Area.

Kind of a cool video, shows how they blast ore for mining.

I loved this site it has so much information in one place.

"In order to fully understand the geographic concept of natural resource use, students should learn about the ways that resource extraction affects the physical and human landscape. In this lesson, they will discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends."

Great find Rachel!

This is a really well-done documentary done by a student in honor of her grandfather, a miner. Good find Kristina!