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The 38 pages that link to Iron ore, each with the reason it gives.

• Iron AgeRelated: Local ore deposits influenced where iron production could develop and what furnaces processed.

• Blast furnaceRelated: It provides the iron oxides that the furnace reduces.

• Iron oxideRelated: Hematite and magnetite are the principal iron oxide ores used in ironmaking.

• Deccan PlateauRelated: Crystalline belts around the plateau contain important iron-ore resources.

• Open-pit miningRelated: Many large iron ore bodies are mined from surface pits.

• BloomeryRelated: Its iron oxides are the feedstock reduced inside the furnace.

• Magnetic separationRelated: Magnetic separation can concentrate magnetic iron minerals such as magnetite from surrounding waste rock.

• SkarnRelated: Magnetite-rich skarns are mined as iron ore in several deposit districts.

• Direct reduced ironRelated: DRI plants depend on ore suitable for reduction, often with higher iron content than blast-furnace feed.

• Steel industryRelated: Its grade and preparation affect the energy and productivity of ore-based steelmaking.

• Iron smeltingRelated: Its iron oxides are the feedstock that smelting reduces to metal.

• Pig ironRelated: Its iron oxides are reduced to produce the iron in pig iron.

• Western AustraliaRelated: Pilbara deposits make Western Australia one of the world’s leading iron ore exporters.

• Bulk carrierRelated: Its high density makes iron ore a major cargo for large bulk carriers.

• Minas GeraisRelated: Large deposits in Minas Gerais support a major mining and export industry.

• IronmakingRelated: It supplies the iron oxides that ironmaking reduces.

• IronworkingRelated: It supplies the iron-bearing minerals that smelting separates from waste rock.

• Fennoscandian ShieldRelated: Major deposits in northern Sweden are hosted by rocks of the shield.

• Oxide mineralRelated: Hematite and magnetite are the chief oxide minerals used as iron ores.

• Dnipropetrovsk OblastRelated: Iron-ore extraction around Kryvyi Rih has shaped the oblast’s industry and cities.

• Iron Age in IndiaRelated: Local ore sources shaped where smelting could develop and how metal circulated.