Mike CT posted:You have to wonder what is the destination of the iron ore?? Requires a blast furnace and BOF to make steel. Europe, Southern Europe, or are there still blast furnaces/BOF's in the US. China through the Panama Canal???
We still have steel production in the USA. These plants produce steel from ore:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...in_the_United_States
In 2014, there were 11 operating integrated steel mills in the United States, down from 13 in 2000. Integrated mills produced 31% of the steel produced in the US.
In an integrated steel mill, iron ore is reduced to metallic iron. In the US, this is done in blast furnaces ...
Current integrated steel mills in the US
| Name | Location | Owner | Status and Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Works | Gary, Indiana | US Steel | Operating, February 2015[5] |
| Mon Valley Works - Irvin Plant, Edgar Thomson Steel Works | North Braddock, Pennsylvania | US Steel | |
| East Chicago Tin | East Chicago, Indiana | US Steel | |
| Midwest Plant | Portage, Indiana | US Steel | |
| Rouge Steel | Dearborn, Michigan | AK Steel Holding | |
| Fairfield Works | Fairfield, Alabama | US Steel | Plan to convert to electric arc furnace, February 2015.[5] |
| Granite City Works | Granite City, Illinois | US Steel | |
| Indiana Harbor Works | East Chicago, Indiana | ArcelorMittal | |
| Burns Harbor Works | Burns Harbor, Indiana | ArcelorMittal | |
| Cleveland Works | Cleveland, Ohio | ArcelorMittal |
The ore carrier boats on the Great Lakes are purpose-built and cannot all travel down the St Lawrence Seaway, and are not designed for ocean travel.
