The Story of I Ron Ore - 7

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Here we got to rest until the engineer yelled "All Aboard" then after the loading gate opened, there was a rush to get on the train. Each train has about 200 ore cars and each car has a capacity of 95 tonnes. Family members who chose to go to the pellet plant got to ride in the front 100 cars. The family members who went to the concentrator load out got to ride the last 100 cars. After the train was loaded, there was a 350-mile journey to Sept-Isles, Quebec. When we arrived, we were dumped onto a boom stacker (fancy name for another conveyer ride) and fell headfirst onto a pile of other family members with concentrate on one side and pellets on the other. There we all awaited the arrival of an ore carrier (big boat) which would transport us to exotic destinations the world over. Places like Sweden, Japan, USA, Australia, China, Germany and many other steel producing nations.

It is rather interesting to note how the family was able to learn about some of the destinations other relatives had visited. On their journey from the mine, through the crusher, mill, and pellet plant, they passed equipment fabricated in many countries from steel which had originally been part of the Ore family in Labrador City.

The next time you see a piece of steel, there is a possibility that it is made from family members who traveled all the way from Labrador City on an exciting journey to your neighborhood. Please tell them "Hi" from I. Ron.

Note: No members of the Ore family were injured during the production of these products.