iron ore mine
Subterranean metal source
An iron ore mine is a site where iron-bearing rock is extracted from the earth.
Iron ore mines may be open-pit operations that excavate massive terraced craters, or underground shaft mines reaching deposits too deep for surface extraction.
The company operates iron ore mines across three continents.
- excavationAct of unearthing
- open pitSurface-level excavation site
- hematiteIron oxide ore
- magnetiteMagnetic iron ore
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
pit · quarry · extraction · drilling · blast · tunnel · rust · steel · hard hat · deposit · vein · mineral · raw material · cart · conveyor · dust · helmet · safety lamp
iron ore minelandfill
Waste burial ground
waste dump · slag heap · garbage dump · dumping ground · burial ground
iron ore minesteel mill
Alloy production plant
smelter · iron foundry · foundry · iron works · recycling plant
iron ore minestone quarry
Site for extracting bedite
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