What are the uses of iron ore?

The primary use of iron ore (98%) is to make steel….The remaining 2% is used in various other applications, such as:

• powdered iron—for certain types of steels, magnets, auto parts and catalysts.
• radioactive iron (iron 59)—for medicine and as a tracer element in biochemical and metallurgical research.

Where is iron mostly found in Nigeria?

Nigeria has several deposits of iron ore, but the purest deposits are in and around Itakpe in Kogi State.

What is iron ore used for in Africa?

Iron ore is the key component in steel, the most widely used of all metals. In South Africa our iron ore operations are made up of a 69.7% shareholding in Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Kumba), a leading supplier of seaborne iron ore.

Which state in Nigeria is iron ore found?

Kogi State
Agbaja iron ore deposit is located in the Kogi State of Nigeria in West Africa.

Where is iron ore found?

Iron ore is mined in about 50 countries, with Australia, Brazil and China as the largest producers. It is mostly used to produce steel. Most iron ore deposits are found in sedimentary rocks. Others are mined in volcanic complexes such as El Laco in Chile and Kiruna in Sweden.

What is the mining process of iron ore?

Mining and processing of iron ore involves coarse crushing and screening. Iron ore is beneficiated by crushing and then separating the iron from the gangue minerals through screening. This is usually so efficient that lower grade ore can be treated especially when the magnetite is quite coarse.

Where is iron mined?

Iron ore is mined and produced in countries around the world including China, Australia, Brazil, India, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, United States, Iran, Canada, Sweden and Kazakhstan. The Brazilian mining corporation Vale is the largest iron ore producer in the world.

What is iron ore mine?

The Iron Ore Mine produces Iron Ore, a relatively common material primarily used to produce Iron in an Iron Smelter. Like Copper, it can only be harvested from mountainside deposits or an underwater black Smoker that has converted to an iron ore resource. Various technologies are available to extend the quantity that can be harvested from an island.