iron ore
Raw metallic deposit
Iron ore is rock or mineral from which iron can be extracted, typically containing iron oxides like hematite or magnetite.
It's the raw material for steel production, mined in massive quantities worldwide: Australia and Brazil dominate the iron ore market.
The term appears in commodity trading and industrial contexts.
Iron oxide ore
- magnetiteMagnetic iron ore
- taconitePelletized iron ore
- limoniteHydrated iron oxide ore
- sideriteIron carbonate mineral
deposit · vein · outcrop · sediment · strata · bedrock · laterite · jasper
Magnetic iron ore
- lodestoneNaturally magnetic mineral
- magnetic separationIsolating substances via magnetism
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- polarityState of opposing forces
attraction · field · susceptibility · concentration · black sand · ferrous
Ore-to-metal converter
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- fluxContinuous change or flow
reduction · ladle · ingot · steelmaking · foundry · refractory · carbon · hot metal
Act of removing
- open-pitExcavated from exposed ground
- excavationAct of unearthing
- pelletizingForming compressed small rounds
- sinteringPowder consolidation by heating
stockpile · crusher · conveyor · tailings · concentrate · stripping · drilling · blasting
hematite
Iron oxide ore
siderite · deposit · vein · outcrop · sediment · strata · bedrock · laterite · jasper · chert
magnetite
Magnetic iron ore
- lodestoneNaturally magnetic mineral
- magnetic separationIsolating substances via magnetism
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
polarity · attraction · field · susceptibility · concentration · black sand · ferrous
blast furnace
Ore-to-metal converter
flux · reduction · ladle · ingot · steelmaking · foundry · refractory · carbon · hot metal · ironworks
extraction
Act of removing
- open-pitExcavated from exposed ground
- excavationAct of unearthing
- pelletizingForming compressed small rounds
sintering · stockpile · crusher · conveyor · tailings · concentrate · stripping · drilling · blasting · loader
commodity
Fungible traded good
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- spot priceCurrent trading value
- futuresContracts for future delivery
shipping · freight · tonnage · China · Australia · Brazil · export · import · supply · demand
- industrial materialsaluminum, metals, plastics, chemicals, lumber
- ironferrous, ferric, ferrite, hematite, magnetite
- Steel Industrysteel mills, steel workers, blast furnaces, US Steel, U.S. Steel
- steelmakingblast furnace, molten steel, steel production, basic oxygen furnace, steel mills
- US Mininggold mining, silver mining, copper mining, coal miner, lead mining
- African mineralsdiamonds, cobalt, coltan, platinum, tanzanite
iron orepig iron
Unrefined smelted metal
steel · wrought iron · cast iron · iron bar · metalwork
iron oregangue
Commercially worthless ore rock
tailings · slag · overburden · spoil · precious metal