The economic potential of the African iron ore tailings
Africa has the second largest ultimately recoverable resources URR of gigaton Gt iron Fe ore in the world South Africa is among the countries in the world with high quality iron ore deposits The most significant sources of Fe ore in the African continent are hosted by the banded iron ore formation of Precambrian age with high quality hematite
Josh Litofsky Iron Ore Analysis Using Portable XRF and XRD
Most iron ore mined today comes from banded iron formations BIF magnetite ores hematite ores and magmatic magnetite deposits These ores and deposits can contain upwards of 70% iron by weight and are located all over the world Most remaining materials are silicates and other oxides DRI also called sponge iron The direct reduction