Presque Isle is First Thousand Footer in Marquette since '97 The Mining Journal has a report (with typically nice photo) on the rare appearance of a 1000-foot vessel last weekend. The ore carrier Presque Isle was the first thousand footer to call in Marquette since 1997 and loaded 50,000 tons of iron ore pellets, an amount that would require 825 railroad cars to haul. Mining company Cleveland-Cliffs says both Marquette County mines the they manage are running at full capacity due to a China-led higher demand for steel and iron ore. Read It takes a big boat to haul ore when mines are at full throttle in the Mining Journal Posted/updated Aug 23, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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