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What was 3M’s original venture?

Retry Correct Incorrect In 1902, 3M was founded by five businessmen as a mining venture. Specifically, the founders wanted to mine corundum which is a mineral good for for making sandpaper and grinding wheels. But as the 3M website clarifies, the men discovered that “what they thought was corundum was really another low-grade mineral called anorthosite” which has no commercial value. They turned to different materials, eventually producing sandpaper and then the adhesives, laminates, and films that we know them for today.

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What was 3M’s original venture?

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• Mining
• Transportation
• Health care