MIT spinout Boston Metal has powered up its electricity driven steel production reactor and made over a ton of metal in a ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the ... The dry mineral, a main component of iron ore, was thought to have formed through reactions with the Martian atmosphere in a process ...

Iron Range mining facilities are facing layoffs but a professor of economics says their roles are likely too valuable to be ...

Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...

Cleveland-Cliffs said it is temporarily idling its Minorca mine in Virginia, Minn., as well as part of Hibbing Taconite, two ...

Their alternating rust- and gray-colored bands are evidence ... iron formations -- the primary source of today's global iron ore supply. From the 600 trillion tons of iron ore present today ...

Early processes of obtaining iron from its ore required heating the ore with a ... giving stainless steel its non-corrosive, rust-resistant qualities. Pioneers in the alloying of steel each ...

It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet — but a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications suggests ...