World's largest iron ore deposit found to date transforms theories about ore formation and should generate trillions of ...

In a region long known for its mineral wealth, a recent geological study is prompting researchers to revisit some of the most ...

The world’s largest iron ore deposit, found in Western Australia, may have formed 1.4 to 1.1 billion years ago during the breakup of a supercontinent and the formation of Australia. That would make ...

Huge iron ore deposits in Western Australia's Hamersley Province formed when major tectonic events led to the breakup of supercontinent Columbia and to the amalgamation of Australia. When you purchase ...

Geologists have identified what is being described as the largest iron ore deposit ever recorded, hidden beneath the remote ...

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Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth’s largest iron ore deposits – in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia – are about one billion years younger than previously believed, a ...

Knowing about the different types of iron ore is useful for investors interested in the space. Iron, a key material in steel and other applications, is most often found in hematite and magnetite ores, ...

There’s a saying in mine country, the kind that sometimes shows up on bumper stickers: “If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.” Before mining can ever start, though, there has to be ore in the ...

Liam Courtney-Davies received funding for this research through the MRIWA 557 Project and the Australian Research Council. Iron ore is the key ingredient in steel production. One of the fundamental ...