netic taconite beneficiation plant. Its taconite, mined at Babbitt, Minn., averages about 34, 35, and 31 percent by weight magnetite, quartz, and silicates (amphiboles and others), respectively. This ore is subjected to exten sive grinding, which is followed by wet, mag netic extraction of the liberated magnetite. The residue, known as taconite ...