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1969: One-hundredthousand-foot-long Poe Lock opens at Sault Ste. Marie.
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1857: The steam railroad was finished to the mines Samuel P. Ely in September, 1857
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Following are those recognized in previous directories 2011 : Founder, Skillings Mining Review
2007 : The “Iron Miner”
2002 : Charles Gedeon
1997 : Rainald W. Von Bitter
2010 : CAMIRO at NORCAT
2006 : Robert S. Mars Jr.
2001 : Rodney Bleifuss
1996 : M. Thomas Moore
2009: NRRI and Coleraine Minerals
2005 : John S. Brinzo
2000 : D avid N. Skillings, Jr.
1995 : Clifford W. Niemi
2004 : D. Kelly Campbell
1999 : N ational Steel Pellet Co.
1994 : Dr. Edward W. Davis
2003 : Al France
1998 : D avid DeLeo
Research Lab
2008 : John D. Jorgenson
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