We all know Mars as the "Red Planet," but how did it earn its nickname? Scientists once believed our planetary next-door ...

Instead of dating hematite, the iron-rich mineral in ore, they date a phosphorus-containing ... “We think it was a red herring.” Researchers can date most minerals on Earth based on the ...

WHYALLA, Australia — For more than a century, Australia has fed the world’s hunger for iron ore. Vast swaths of the rusty red Outback have ... of lower-grade hematite. Fortescue believes ...

The dry mineral, a main component of iron ore, was thought to have formed ... of cool water may be responsible for the red hue, rather than hematite, which could change the way scientists ...

High-grade hematite, named after the Greek word 'hema', meaning 'blood', ranges in colour from steely blue to rust red and makes up about 96 per cent of Australia's iron ore exports. The ...

The Central government has granted in-principle forest clearance for an iron ore beneficiation plant in Maharashtra’s ...

Max Resource Provides Update on its Florália Hematite Iron Ore Project, Mina Gerais State, Brazil Newsfile Corp. Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 8:00 AM 9 min read In This Article: MXROF ...

The oft-maligned poor cousin of the iron ore industry known as “magnetite”, is starting to hit its straps as the discovery rate of the much higher-grade “hematite” iron ore deposits slow.