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What is the mineral used to create iron ore?
Iron is the mineral. Iron is an element and as such, is not composed of any other materials, though iron ore comes out of the ground mixed with many other minerals. The ore must then be processed to extract the pure iron for practicle use.
Haematite is an ore of?
Hematite is a mineral made of iron and oxygen. It can be gray, red, or brown.
Is iron ore a homogeneous or heterogeneous substance?
Pure Iron is considered as Homogeneous. Whereas, Iron with rust or other impurities is Heterogeneous.
Example of extraction of iron?
In simplest terms: grind the ore rock to powder, keep the powder that sticks to a magnet. Somewhat more detail: the large iron mining companies here use the open pit method. Move the soil off the top until they reach the ore vein, blast the rock with explosives into quarter ton or smaller pieces, use heavy moving equipment to bring the ore to the crushing and processing plant (usually less than two miles away). The next several steps are crushing and grinding the ore to a powder. Then the ore powder is usually mixed with water to form a "slurry" to make it slightly easier to handle. Then it is magnetically separated, and the magnetic stuff is filtered and dried, then baked into small round balls called "pellets" that have specific chemical and physical characteristics. These pellets are sent directly to iron refineries (somewhere else like Pittsburg or Detroit) to be melted and formed into iron and steel parts. Incidentally, each of the above steps and several others support many good size businesses in the area around the mines, each of which support other businesses.
Iron ore is made of what mineral?
Iron ore is typically an oxide of iron. Haematite is very commonly mined this is a mineral form of Fe2O3. Magnetite has been mined , this is a form of Fe3O4.
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 tumbler index of Iron ore?
This is a mechanical test conducted of iron oxide pellets to assess the mechanical impact on pellets during transportation through sea
What is the Bulk density of iron ore pellets?
The amount of material (in kilo grams) will occupy the volume of one cubic meter. it is approximately 2.2t/m3 for pellets.
What is the difference between Sponge iron and pig iron and their application?
Sponge iron is produced by reducing iron ore pellets in a direct-reduction process, whereas pig iron is produced by melting iron ore with a high-carbon fuel in a blast furnace. Sponge iron is mainly used as a raw material for steelmaking in electric arc furnaces, whereas pig iron is typically used in the production of cast iron and wrought iron products.
What was the Edmund Fitzgerald carrying?
The Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying a full load of taconite iron ore pellets.
What are the uses iron ore?
Iron Ore is an Iron Compound. Iron ore is usually used to make pig iron(metallic iron), cast iron, corrugated iron structural sheeting, and wrought iron.
Where is the first largest producer of iron ore in the world?
Vale is the world's largest producer of iron ore and pellets and the world's second largest diversified mining company and present in more than 30 countries.
What is taconite used for?
Taconite is a type of low-grade iron ore that is processed into pellets for use in the steel industry. These pellets are a key ingredient in the production of steel, providing the iron content needed for the process. Taconite helps serve the demand for steel in various industries, from construction to automotive manufacturing.
Is iron ore uranium ore?
No, iron ore and uranium ore are two different types of ores. Iron ore is a mineral that is a source of iron while uranium ore is a mineral that contains uranium, a radioactive element used for nuclear energy production.
What is reducibility of iron ore pellets?
Reducibility may be defined as a measure of the ease with which oxygen, combined with iron, can be removed from natural or processed iron ores by a reducing gas, which is expressed as the rate of reduction at an atomic ration O/Fe = 0.9, relative to the iron (III) state.
What form of iron is the chief iron ore?
The chief form of iron ore is hematite, which is a mineral form of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). Hematite is a common iron ore that is widely used for extracting iron.
What are iron ore used for?
To make iron and steel.
