SEC Comment Letter for GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES (CIK 0000043410) — May 13, 2005
GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES (CIK 0000043410)
Date: May 13, 2005 · CIK: 0000043410 · Accession: 0000000000-05-023792
AI Filing Summary & Sentiment
File numbers found in text: 001-00701
Referenced dates: May 3, 2005
Letter
May 13, 2005 via facsimile and U.S. mail Mr. Thomas A. Janochoski Chief Financial Officer Great Northern Iron Ore Properties W-1290 First National Bank Building 332 Minnesota Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
Re: Great Northern Iron Ore Properties Form 10-K, Filed February 25, 2005 Response letter dated May 3, 2005 File No. 001-00701
Dear Mr. Janochoski:
We have reviewed the above filing and response letter and have the following comment. Our review has been limited to the area commented on below. We have asked you to provide us with supplemental information so we may better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is to assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing. We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome any questions you may have about our comment or on any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone number listed at the end of this letter.
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
1. We note your response to our previous comment number 1 where you address the basis for the estimate of your magnetic taconite reserves. Please provide material documents you have to support your estimate. We reissue the first bullet of our previous comment #1.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please respond to this comment within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please file your response letter on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing your response to our comment.
You may contact Roger Baer at (202) 942-2965 if you have questions regarding the above comment. Please contact me at (202) 942-1870 with any other questions. Direct all correspondence to the following ZIP code: 20549-0405.
Sincerely,
H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
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May 13, 2005
via facsimile and U.S. mail
Mr. Thomas A. Janochoski
Chief Financial Officer
Great Northern Iron Ore Properties
W-1290 First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
Re: Great Northern Iron Ore Properties
Form 10-K, Filed February 25, 2005
Response letter dated May 3, 2005
File No. 001-00701
Dear Mr. Janochoski:
We have reviewed the above filing and response letter and
have
the following comment. Our review has been limited to the area
commented on below. We have asked you to provide us with
supplemental information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise
additional
comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome
any questions you may have about our comment or on any other
aspect
of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone number
listed
at the end of this letter.
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
1. We note your response to our previous comment number 1 where
you
address the basis for the estimate of your magnetic taconite
reserves. Please provide material documents you have to support
your
estimate. We reissue the first bullet of our previous comment #1.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please respond to this comment within 10
business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response.
Please file your response letter on EDGAR. Please understand that
we
may have additional comments after reviewing your response to our
comment.
You may contact Roger Baer at (202) 942-2965 if you have
questions regarding the above comment. Please contact me at (202)
942-1870 with any other questions. Direct all correspondence to
the
following ZIP code: 20549-0405.
Sincerely,
H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
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Great Northern Iron Ore Properties
May 13, 2005
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-0405
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
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