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WHERE IS IRON ORE MINED? Technology Student

WHERE IS IRON ORE MINED? Technology Student

To be economically viable for mining, iron ore must contain at least 20% iron. Magnetite ore has the highest proportion of iron, at 65%. Haematite ore also has a high content of iron at 60%. All iron ore contains ferric oxide and it is from this that iron is extracted. Approximately two billion tonnes of iron ore are mined each year. The pictogram / graph below, shows the world distribution of iron ore mining.

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Creating Iron | HowStuffWorks

Creating Iron | HowStuffWorks

Between the 15th and 20th centuries, some countries had an industrial leg up on the competition due to the availability of iron ore deposits. For example, China, India, England, the United States, France, Germany, Spain and Russia all have substantial iron ore deposits.

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These are the top Mining Countries of Africa Mining Africa

These are the top Mining Countries of Africa Mining Africa

Minerals: Gold, columbite, wolframite, tantalite, bitumen, iron ore and uranium. Independence: 1 October 1960. Area: 923,768 km2. Mining fact:Despite massive mineral wealth, the Nigerian mining industry is vastly underdeveloped and only accounts for % of the country's GDP – and this due to oil resources. The underdevelopment is resulting in Nigeria having to import processed minerals, even though it .

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