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| Question | Answer |
| Types of Iron Ore | Depending on the quantity and content of the iron -- they are classified as superior or inferior ores: Magnetite & Haematite + Limonite & Siderite |
| Features of Magnetite Ore | Black in Color With very high iron content ie 72% (Best) |
| Features of Haematite Ore | Reddish 60-70% Most abundant in India |
| Features of Limonite Ore | Yellowish 40-60% Mines are open Cast - so cheap and easy |
| Features of Siderite | Iron Carbonate Ore Less than 40% Many impurities therefore ⬇️ Economic value China has low-quality iron compared to the rest of the world |
| Regions in Asia with Iron | 1. Russia : Ural/Ufa Belt + Angara (Mongolia) + Magnitogork (Kazakh -- Karaganda) 2. China: Manchuria Belt ie Shenyang, Anshan, Shandong, Wuhan, Si Kiang and Sin Kiang 3. Ukraine: Kirvoy Rog + Kerch Strait |
| Regions in Europe with Iron | 1. Sweden - Kiruna + Dannemora 2. South Wales 3. Ruhr, Lorraine (France) 4. Spain: Bilbao + Pyrenees |
| Regions in Australia with Iron | 1. Iron Duke/Iron Knob 2. Koolyanobbing 3. Pilbara 4. Mt Goldworthy |
| Regions in Africa with Iron | Top Belt: Morocco, Libya, Algeria Liberia on the West Coast Transvaal region in South Af |
| Regions in the Americas with Iron | North America : |
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