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TABLE 10TACONITE INDUSTRY PRODUCTION COST

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1981 49,369 51.107 13.307 20.986 5.515 2.155 0.266 0.187 2.150 1.705 4.836 0.257

1982 23,445 53.946 12.658 31.007 6.228 2.213 0.419 0.274 4.441 2.078 (5.372) 0.140

1983 25,173 56.178 13.034 26.624 4.952 1.485 0.365 0.186 4.819 1.832 2.881 0.453

1984 35,689 56.480 13.077 19.852 4.227 1.997 0.270 0.204 4.534 1.691 10.628 0.838

1985 33,265 47.102 13.064 19.289 4.235 1.568 0.285 0.194 4.399 1.654 2.414 0.297

1986 24,017 47.143 13.024 18.474 4.317 0.902 0.321 0.222 4.479 1.498 3.690 0.259

1987 32,109 26.766 0.053 15.595 3.278 0.556 1.684 0.179 3.384 1.281 0.756 0.167

1988 39,786 24.325 14.901 3.559 0.864 1.524 0.192 2.718 1.180 (0.613) 0.075

1989 39,882 24.424 15.895 4.163 1.083 1.830 0.233 3.024 1.161 (2.965) 0.009

1990 43,176 27.444 16.286 4.513 1.076 1.928 0.256 3.013 1.129 (0.757) 0.048

1991 40,619 28.754 16.837 4.667 1.358 2.102 0.272 3.530 1.156 (1.168) 0.049

1992 39,428 28.863 17.001 4.489 4.425 2.103 0.269 4.275 1.286 (1.985) 0.039

1993 40,485 28.976 16.089 4.491 1.261 1.941 0.265 4.050 1.083 (0.205) 0.042

1994 42,448 30.144 16.429 4.709 1.575 1.936 0.270 3.757 1.092 0.376 0.054

1995 45,857 32.527 16.618 4.690 1.563 1.849 0.245 3.712 1.144 2.706 0.067

1996 44,618 31.748 18.013 5.275 1.684 2.042 0.271 4.022 1.268 (0.827) 0.061

1997 45,659 32.504 17.500 4.945 1.822 2.038 0.224 3.906 1.183 0.886 0.055

1998 45,196 32.689 17.582 4.943 1.639 2.031 0.028 3.895 1.185 1.245 0.048

1999 42,113 31.029 18.160 5.419 1.614 2.112 0.081 3.952 1.193 (1.568) 0.053

2000 45,762 32.034 19.138 4.984 1.621 2.128 0.120 3.547 1.315 (0.864) 0.048

2001 32,291 30.748 19.251 5.876 1.151 2.349 0.077 4.883 1.253 (4.127) 0.002

2002 38,313 31.683 16.742 5.163 1.267 1.918 0.066 3.240 1.108 2.179 0.035

2003 34,935 33.369 16.106 5.735 1.046 1.719 0.080 3.725 1.180 (0.373) 0.041

2004 40,178 42.15 18.30 6.06 0.94 2.00 0.04 4.35 1.51 8.95 0.14

2005 40,202 47.60 20.94 6.68 1.24 1.91 0.11 4.67 2.17 9.89 0.16

2006 39,668 54.97 22.85 7.61 1.47 2.02 0.14 5.54 2.22 13.21 0.20

2007 38,687 61.53 25.25 8.17 1.40 2.09 0.14 5.65 2.55 16.10 0.27

2008 39,927 80.96 26.58 9.27 1.94 2.28 0.14 5.89 3.15 31.71 0.59

2009 17,645 58.69 31.61 10.42 1.61 4.12 0.16 13.24 2.84 (5.21) 0.02

2010 35,948 80.31 29.31 10.40 1.54 1.87 0.22 4.54 3.31 29.14 0.35

2011 39,771 90.77 31.02 12.27 1.76 1.94 0.17 4.60 4.26 34.76 0.55

(1) Tons in this table include flux and moisture while other tables do not. (2) Transportation consists of the rail and lake transportation allowance, marketing and marine insurance from the occupation tax directives through 1986. (3) Cost of beneficiation includes beneficiation labor, supplies, depreciation, interest and miscellaneous expenses. (4) Cost of mining is the total mining labor, mining supplies and depreciation. (5) Production tax deduction allowed on occupation tax. For additional information, contact the Minerals Tax Office. Beginning with 1990, the information in this table comes from the Production Cost Summary Information Report (based upon the the pre-1990 Occupation Tax Report) because the post-1990 Occupation Tax Report no longer provides this detail.Source: Minnesota Department of Revenue, Minerals Tax Office.

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Barr serves mining and minerals process-ing clients with integrated engineering and environmental expertise. We provide a range of services including: DESIGN (process technology, plant design, materials handling, tailings dams, mine pit stability); WATER RESOURCES (tailings deposition, water balance; hydrology, groundwater modeling; wetland mitigation, NPDES permitting); and ENVIRONMENTAL (investigation, remediation, audits, risk consulting, waste disposal and reclamation).

THE BOLDT COMPANYOscar J. Boldt Construction, A division of The Boldt Company1001 Tall Pine Lane, Cloquet, MN 55720 Phone: (218)-879-1293 | Fax: (218)-879-5290Website: www.boldt.comE-mail: info@boldt.com• Ron Hanson - Executive VP & GM,

MN Operations Phone: (218)-878-4519• Kirk Ilenda- Business Development

Manager: Phone: 218-878-4529

For over 30 years, Boldt has provided construction services to the North American mining industry including working in taconite plants across Northern Minnesota and Upper Michigan. The scope of Boldt’s work in the industry has been diverse; completing everything from daily maintenance and planned shutdowns to line restarts, efficiency/emissions upgrades and capital projects. Mining services include general construction, optical/laser alignment, equipment relocation / rebuild, millwright services, equipment installation/rigging, conveyor systems, steel erection and structural modifications and concrete placement.

BRANDENBURG INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY2625 South Loomis StreetChicago, ILL 60608

Phone: (312) 326-5800 | Fax: (312) 326-5055Website: www.Brandenburg.comE-Mail: email@brandenburg.com• Marvin Wogronic – Business Development

Representative Phone: (312) 528-1141 | Fax: (877) 883-3491 E-mail: wogmar@brandenburg.com

Brandenburg is one of the nation’s premier demolition firms specializing in demolition and environmental remediation, which includes asbestos abatement, hazardous material removal, soil remediation, asset recovery, and site preparation. Brandenburg has seven regional offices located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, a staff in excess of 600 full-time permanent employ-ees, and a fleet of heavy equipment valued in excess of $150,000,000. We have the knowl-edge, expertise, and resources necessary to get any job done safely and efficiently.

C.R. MEYER & SONS CO., INC.P.O. Box 28, Coleraine, MN 55722Phone: 218-245-2766 | Fax: 218-245-3502Email: rmetzig@crmeyer.com Website: crmeyer.com

CR Meyer is an industrial design/build general contractor with an office in Coleraine, Minnesota. The Minnesota office opened in 2002 to better serve mining customers in the upper Midwest. Headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and with additional offices throughout the United States, CR Meyer provides construction solutions for heavy industrial clients, with an emphasis on equip-ment erection, repair, and maintenance.

D.H. BLATTNER & SONS INC.392 County Road 50 Avon, MN 56310Phone: (320) 356-7351 | Fax: (320) 356-7392Billings: (406) 652-1271 | Phoenix: (623) 869-8507Website: www.dhblattner.com E-mail: info@dhblattner.com • Scott Blattner - President

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Hoss Equipment Company is a global leader in supplying high quality new, rebuilt and used low-hour heavy equipment solutions for the heavy highway construction, mass excava-tion, landfill, aggregate, quarry mining, coal mining and other surface mining segments - and has become known as “the” source for the BIG machines needed for handling large earthmoving and mining projects.

HOWDEN NORTH AMERICA INC.338 South Broadway, New Philadelphia, OH 44663Phone: (330) 339-1111 | Fax: (330) 339-8210

Design, manufacture and service centrifugal and axial fans for most mining applications, including ore benefication processes, mine and tunnel ventilation and process or power boilers.

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INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANT CO.35108 Highway 2 West, Box 70, Grand Rapids, MN 55744Phone: (218) 328-0602 | Fax: (218) 328-0259• Andy Haarklau - Manager

Lincoln lubrication equipment, Wiggens fueling equipment, Schraeder bellows, Graco lubrication equipment, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Davco, Alemite, Hy-Pro Fitters.

INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS1921 16th Ave. W., Virginia, MN 55792Phone: (218) 749-4484 | Fax: (218) 749-3927Website: www.istate.com

E-mail: terry.edmonds@istate.com• Terry Edmonds - Branch Manager

We provide sales, parts and service for: MTU Detroit Diesel Engines (Off & On Highway) Allison transmissions, MTU Onsite Generators, Webasto heaters, MTU – Detroit Diesel filters, Nalcool coolant additives, Racor Filters, full service radiator repair, DOT inspections, truck and trailer repairs, field service available on all products. Regular business hours: M-F 7:00am -5:00pm On call 24 hrs. 7 days a week.

IVAN R. BARTTER CO. INC.PO Box 572. Elm Grove, WI 53122Phone: (262) 786-6510 | Fax: (262) 786-7189

Sales of weld fixturing equipment (manip-ulators, chucks, seamers, positioners, turning rolls, bore welders), used/reconditioned/guaranteed. Sales of new weld fixturing equipment, Aronson, Ogden, Pandjiris, Peck, Weldwire.

JASPER ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT CO.3800 5th Ave. W., Hibbing, MN 55746Phone: (218) 262-3421| Fax: (218) 262-4936Website: www.jaspereng.com E-mail info-hib@jaspereng.com • Tom Jamar- President• Jason Janisch- Vice President• Mint Harris- Sales• Mickey Scipioni- Sales• Dave Persson- Sales• Jerry Rude- Sales• Paul Lasalle- Business Manager• Peggy J. Arthurs- Controller• Emil Hakomaki- Manager Technical Service• Ben Delich - Sales

Warman/Hazleton slurry pumps; Peerless clear water pumps; Petron specialized lubrica-tion; I/R air tools; Milltronics scales and level

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MIELKE ELECTRIC WORKS2602 W. Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55806Phone: 218-727-7411 | Fax: 218-727-7155Website: www.mielkeelectric.com Email: rapoulter@mielkeelectric.com• Robert Poulter - Sales and Marketing

Mielke Electric Works is the premier electri-cal apparatus repair facility serving northern Minnesota since 1912 and the distributor for Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley.

MINNESOTA INDUSTRIES, INC.PO Box 31, 610 West Drive Industrial Park, Chisholm, MN 55719Phone: (218) 254-3361 | Fax: (218) 254-3050

Factory representative servicing the mining industries of northern Minnesota and northern Michigan. We represent numerous factories to handle all your wear part needs. Some examples include: crusher parts, pump parts, and shovel/dozer replacement parts.

NELSON WILLIAMS LININGS INC.8329 Jasmine Street, Mountain Iron, MN 55768Phone: (218) 741-1082 | Fax: (218) 741-2501

Supplies wear parts to the iron ore and taconite industries, parts to the paper mills and power plants. Facilities include a rubber-lining facility, using all compounds of rubber material that will best suit customer needs relative to cost and wear life.

NORTHERN TACONITE & LERLAB SUPPLY INC.1404 E. 13th Ave., Hibbing, MN 55746Phone: (218) 262-5237 | Fax: (218) 262-6218E-mail: c.mandsager@qwestoffice.net

• Chuck Mandsager - Owner

Distributors: Riverside Refractories, Nortac Aviation, Thermal Ceramics, Rolled Alloys, Occupational Development Center, Ribbon Technology, M.H. Detrick Co., Friesen’s Hydraulics.

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IRON RANGE OPERATIONS - HIBBING & VIRGINIA, MN3621 15th Ave., E., Hibbing, MN 55746Phone: (218) 262-3837 | Fax: (218) 262-6323website: phmining.comEmail: usironrange@phmining.com• Jon Anderson – Regional Manager• Bud Fontana – Sales Manager• Rob Childs – Safety Specialist

P&H MINEPRO SERVICES

NORTHERN REBUILD OPERATIONS8317 Jasmine St., Virginia MN 55792 Phone: (218) 741-1212 | Fax: (218) 741-2651• David Leustek – Operations Manager

P&H MINING EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT DIVISION 8317 Jasmine St., Virginia MN 55792 Phone: (218) 741-1212 | Fax (218) 741-2651• Les Harkonen – Sales Specialist• Dave Troland – Sales Specialist

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UP OPERATIONS800 Greenwood Street, Ishpeming, MI 49849 Phone: (906) 485-6737 | Fax: (906) 486-1265• Dale Alanko - District Manager

Machine selection, erection, inspections, maintenance and repairs, customized parts inventory management, predictive

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