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To turn iron ore into iron requires a fuel and a flux, frequently coal and limestone. It usually costs less money to ship the iron ore than it does the coal and the limestone, especially if those two are close together.
So shipping costs are the reason.
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How much iron ore is mined in the U.S?
The U.S. produced about $1.21 billion worth of usable iron ore in 2001, down from the $1.56 billion shipped in 2000.
What states produce the most iron ore?
The top iron ore producing states in the United States are Minnesota, Michigan, and Utah. Minnesota is the largest producer, accounting for the majority of domestic iron ore production. Michigan and Utah also have significant iron ore mining operations.
What rock is Australia's largest exports?
The biggest export is iron ore it is shipped alot to china
The processes of extracting and processing iron ore?
The blast furnace is the first step in extracting iron ore, this process produces pig iron. Pig iron has limited uses as is, so is shipped to steel mills for continued refinement.
What is the ore of iron?
iron ore
What is an unrefined mineral?
iron ore iron ore
Is iron and iron ore the same?
no they are not the same because iron is a metal that is obtained from its ore called iron ore
What is the ore of iron called as?
Iron ore.
Difference between iron ore fines and iron ore pellets?
Iron Ore fines are Iron Ore that have been crushed to under 10mm. Iron Ore pellets are Iron Ore fines that have been concentrated and bonded together to form small balls, or pellets.
What is the metal ore from which you obtain iron?
iron ore.
How do you get iron out of an iron ore in minecraft?
In Minecraft,in order to get iron ore out of a mined block of iron you need to smelt the iron ore block in a furnace.
How would iron ore mined in minnesota be shipped to Lake Erie?
Loaded into a ship in Duluth, MN on Lake Superior, then sailed to Lake Erie.
