IRON ORE

IRON ORE

WHAT ARE IRON ORES?

• These are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be extracted.
• Major iron ore deposits are found in volcano-sediments.
• Magnetite is the finest iron ore with highest of iron content.
• It has excellent magnetic qualities.
• It is valuable for the electrical industry.

WHAT ARE ITS TYPES?

MAGNETITE

• It is the most important and best amongst all iron ore.
• It contains around 72% metallic iron.
• It is found in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, etc.

HEMATITE

• It contains around 60-70 % of metallic iron.
• It is Reddish Brown in color.
• It is found in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra etc.

LIMONITE

• It contains around 30- 40 % metallic iron.
• It is mostly yellow in color.
• It is a low-grade iron ore.

SIDERITE

• It has more impurities than others.
• It contains around 48 % metallic iron.
• It is brown in color.
• It contains a mixture of iron and carbon.

WHERE ARE RESERVES OF IRON ORE LOCATED IN INDIA?

• The highest producer is the Odisha -Jharkhand belt, Durg- Bastar -Chandrapur belt, the Maharashtra- Goa belt.
• About 95% of total reserves of iron ore are found in the States of Odisha, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka.
• Odisha is leading state in India.
• Odisha (55%) > Chhattisgarh (17%), Karnataka (14%) and Jharkhand (11%).

WHERE ARE RESERVES OF IRON ORE LOCATED IN THE WORLD?

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY LOCATION?

• Availability of Raw material.
• Availability of Market for final products.
• Both raw material & finished products require better transportation facilities.
• Technological developments in transport and enrichment.
• Port location for easy and cheap means of transportation.
• Government policy and assistance.
• Cheap and huge Labour.