Iron ore deposits
![]() | Iron is extremely common in the Earth crust (about 5%), however, as a resource, is represented here as iron ore. It comes in few varieties: hematite, magnetite, taconite. The iron ore reserves are estimated at 800 billion ton, with iron content of about 230 billion ton. | |||||||
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| Amount | 1760000000000000.00 |
| Unit | pound |
| Relative importance | 1 |


