Lets have a look at a brief review of
Iron ore: Rock (geology), Mineral, Metal, Iron, Iron oxide, Hematite, Goethite, Limonite, Siderite, Pig iron, Steel, Magnetite, Blast furnace, Bloomery
The typical Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be feasibly extracted. These ores are usually rich in iron oxides or iron sulphides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, deep purple, to rusty red depending on the compound. The iron itself is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (Fe2O3),limonite (FeO(OH).n(H2O)), goethite (FeO(OH)) or siderite (FeCO3). The compound Hematite is also known as "natural ore". The name refers to the early years of mining, when certain hematite ores contained 66% iron and could be fed directly into iron making blast furnaces. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.About 98% of the mined iron ore is utilized to make steel. The book deals with all these issues relating to iron ore and where and how this iron ore is mined.
