Crystal Bay Mine
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3M began as a mining operation, purchasing mineral rights and about 300 acres of land in Crystal Bay, MN. Unfortunately the mineral deposits there were of little commercial value and the mine was considered a failure.
This file appears in: 3M Vision & Growth
3M Vision & Growth
In the Beginning an Idea
The growth of 3M from its modest beginnings in 1902 to an international corporation was due to vision and persistence. The four company founders had a vision of mining corundum to use as an abrasive mineral, then shifted to…