2016 Map of Kinney

About this map

The Laurentian Divide cuts through this portion of the Mesabi Range, a geographical marker where water begins its separate journeys toward the Hudson Bay or the Great Lakes. This industrial and natural landscape is centered around the mining communities of Kinney and Buhl, where the influence of U S Steel is evident in the sprawling infrastructure and large-scale water management projects like the Minntac Tailings Basin Cell One. To the north, the terrain transitions into the dense woods of the Superior National Forest, drained by the Dark River and the E Br Sturgeon River. Local transportation is defined by a network of specialized routes, including the Kinney Spur and Streetcar Rd, which speak to the area's legacy of moving both minerals and men between the pits and the settlements of Lucknow and Mountain Iron.