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State the most important use of Iron ore.

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It is used to extract steel, which in turn is used as raw materials in various industries.

IRON ORE

Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite, hematite, goethite, limonite or siderite.

USES OF IRON ORE

The primary use of iron ore (98%) is to make steel. The remaining 2% is used in 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.



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