More information: Wyatt M. Bain et al, A fundamental role of carbonate–sulfate melts in the formation of iron oxide–apatite deposits, Nature Geoscience (2020).

However, researchers have now concluded that these deposits are significantly younger, at about 1.4 billion years old, indicating a much more dynamic history of iron ore formation.

Researchers have been able to show for the first time how microorganisms contributed to the formation of the world's biggest iron ore deposits. The biggest known deposits -- in South Africa and ...

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 ...

The iron deposit’s formation appears intricately linked to the movements of ancient supercontinents. - Scientists hit jackpot, discover biggest iron ore deposit ever worth Rs 48,79,23,70,50,00 ...

The world's largest iron ore deposits formed when the ancient supercontinent Columbia broke up around 1.4 billion years ago, a new study suggests. The deposits, located in what is now Hamersley ...

The technology is being trialled in the iron ore rich Pilbara but could also be applied to other resources. The tool, called LECODE, has been dubbed by CSIRO scientists as a 'time machine'.

A significant new iron ore deposit has been discovered in the Grants Iron Ore Basin near Broken Hill, Adelaide company Havilah Resources says. The size of the deposit is still to be determined but ...

Oxygen “whiffs" may have changed the earth’s mantle, altering the continental crust's composition and forming ore deposits.

Each company hopes to identify iron ore deposits within the Braemar iron formation that stretches from Broken Hill, the outback mining town where BHP has its roots, for 250 km into South Australia ...

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