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Meaning of "iron ore" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRON ORE

iron ore  [ˈaɪən ɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRON ORE

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Iron ore is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IRON ORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

iron ore

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, deep purple, to rusty red. The iron itself is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe 3O 4), hematite (Fe 2O 3), goethite (FeO(OH)), limonite (FeO(OH).n(H2O)) or siderite (FeCO3). Ores carrying very high quantities of hematite or magnetite (greater than ~60% iron) are known as "natural ore" or "direct shipping ore", meaning they can be fed directly into iron-making blast furnaces. Most reserves of such ore have now been depleted. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel. 98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel. Indeed, it has been argued that iron ore is "more integral to the global economy than any other commodity, except perhaps oil".

Definition of iron ore in the English dictionary

The definition of iron ore in the dictionary is rock or earth from which iron can be obtained.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRON ORE

iron glance
iron grey
Iron Guard
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iron horse
Iron Lady
iron lung
iron maiden
iron man
iron mask
iron meteorite
iron out
iron oxide
iron pan
iron pyrite
iron pyrites
iron rations
iron sights
iron will

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRON ORE

before
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core
dry-bone ore
encore
explore
hardcore
kidney ore
Moore
more
ore
peacock ore
red-lead ore
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Singapore
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white lead ore

Synonyms and antonyms of iron ore in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «iron ore» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRON ORE

Find out the translation of iron ore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of iron ore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iron ore» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁矿石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mineral de hierro
570 millions of speakers

English

iron ore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लौह अयस्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خام الحديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железной руды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minério de ferro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লৌহ আকরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le minerai de fer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bijih besi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eisenerz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄鉱石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철광석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bijih wesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quặng sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரும்பு தாது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोखंडाच खनिज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Demir cevheri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minerale di ferro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rudy żelaza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізної руди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minereu de fier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιδηρομεταλλεύματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ystererts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

järnmalm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jernmalm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iron ore

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRON ORE»

The term «iron ore» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRON ORE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iron ore

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2 QUOTES WITH «IRON ORE»

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Lakshmi Mittal
We are not in the business of iron ore. Whatever captive iron ore sources we have, we use it to make steel.
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Jackson Pollock
When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRON ORE»

Discover the use of iron ore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iron ore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iron Ore
"Click here for a presentation of the series featuresAustralia is one of the worlds richest countries for mineral resources, with thousands of jobs and much of our national wealth coming from minerals manufactured into products or exported ...
Michael Pelusey, Jane Pelusey, 2009
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Iron ore pellets from Brazil: determination of the ...
pelletizing. A state-of-the-art process 1/ for pelletizing iron ore begins with the transporting of the crude ore to primary grinding mills. The tumbling action of revolving mills serves to reduce the ore to the consistency of a coarse beach sand.
United States International Trade Commission, 1985
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Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
Microstructure studies were carried out on iron ore pellets of cold crushing strength varying from 60 to 280 kg/pellet using Leica DMRX Polarising Microscope. High strength pellets showed higher hematite, lower magnetite, lower pore volume ...
‎2005
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Iron Will: Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, ...
The history of Cleveland-Cliffs, a company that played a key role in iron mining development in the Lake Superior region.
Terry S. Reynolds, Virginia P. Dawson, 2011
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Iron Ore Transport on the Great Lakes: The Development of a ...
The opening of the shipping season in 1867 found the Cleveland firm of Bothwell and Ferris, under contract to the New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio (Nypano) Railroad to unload iron ore from ships from Marquette, beginning operations on ...
W. Bruce Bowlus, 2010
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Mesozoic Volcanism and Volcanogenic Iron-ore Deposits in ...
Zhigang Xu. Figure 24. Two reaction series for subalkaline igneous rocks at low pressure (after Osborn, 1962). Group a is related to fractional crystallization of basaltic magma as a closed system. Group b, modified after Bo wen (1922), ...
Zhigang Xu, 1990
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Impact: Social and Economic Implications of the Kudremukh ...
Study, done during 1978 November to 1980 January, on a mining and processing plant in Karnataka, India.
T. C. Palakshappa, 1981
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Fluid Bed Technology in Materials Processing
Direct reduction of iron ore in ferrous industries is considered an alternative to the blast furnace, when sponge iron is produced for mini steel plants. For centuries, the blast furnace has played a predominant role in large-scale iron making.
C. K. Gupta, D. Sathiyamoorthy, 1998
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Report of an Examination of the Coal Measures Including Iron ...
Iron, - 35 100 Silex, - 19 = Alumine, - 13 No. 15.—Specific gravity, 2.7. Water and oxygen, 33 Iron, - 56 -— Silex, - 6 100 WASHINGTON, March 6, 1836. THOS. P. JONES. List of the iron ore specimens to which the aforementioned analyses are  ...
George Wurtz Hughes, 1836
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South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002
As the basic feedstock for the production of steel, iron ore is a major raw material in the world economy and in international trade. Because mining the ore usually involves substantial long-term investment, about 60% of trade is conducted ...
Ed 2002 10th, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRON ORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term iron ore is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rio Tinto seeks to steal Vale's iron ore crown | afr.com
Rio Tinto could overtake Brazilian giant Vale to become the world's biggest global producer in iron ore in the next one to two years. The two are ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
China's Steel Mills Feel Margin Crunch: Bodes Ill For Iron Ore - Asia …
But the pain is being felt beyond China's borders as iron ore producers in Australia and Brazil endure near decade low prices for the steel ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
3
Iron Ore Exports from Port Hedland at an All-Time High - Market …
Iron ore exports from Port Hedland, the world's largest bulk exporting port, indicate the amount of iron ore that is leaving Australia for China ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»
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Iron ore unviable for proposed Hillside open cut mine on Yorke …
A dramatic slump in iron ore prices led to an extended feasibility study of the project headed by the companies former managing director and ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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Prabhudas Lilladher says domestic iron ore supply up, but maintains …
MUMBAI: Brokerage Prabhudas Lilladher said domestic iron ore supplies improved strongly on the back of re-opening of mines in Odisha and ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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IRC's Hambro: Lower Iron Ore Prices Not Sustainable - Bloomberg …
Jay Hambro, chairman of Hong-Kong listed miner IRC Ltd., talks about iron ore prices and the company's next project in Russia's Far East near ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Miner Anglo's iron ore price woes
Global mining company Anglo American expects to take a writeoff of between $3 billion and $4 billion in its first-half results. As Hayley Platt ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Kumba Iron Ore Falls Most in Week as Quarterly Output Drops …
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd., Africa's largest producer of the steelmaking-ingredient, sank the most in a more than a week in Johannesburg trading as ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Experts differ on volatile iron ore prices - Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Vale will cut its iron ore production by 25 million metric tons starting this month at an industry conference in Sao Paulo, said Peter Poppinga, ... «Herald Review, Jul 15»
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Slump in iron ore prices hurts mining revenue collection
The downtrend in iron ore prices coupled with closure of some key iron ore mines hurt collection of mining revenue in Odisha in the April-June ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»

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