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Iron Ore Iron ore is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial development. India is endowed with fairly abundant resources of iron ore. India is rich in good quality iron ores. Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70 per cent. It has excellent magnetic qualities, especially valuable in the electrical industry. Hematite ore is the most important industrial iron ore in terms of the quantity used, but has a slightly lower iron content than magnetite (50 - 60 per cent). In 2018-19, almost the entire production of iron ore (97%) accrued from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Jharkhand. The remaining production (3%) was from other states.

1. In which iron ore is the maximum iron content found? 1
2. Which is the most important industrial iron ore? 1
3. “Iron ore is a basic mineral.” Support the statement. 2

Answer 1

1. Magnetite has the maximum iron content, with up to 70 percent iron.
2. Hematite is the most important industrial iron ore in terms of the quantity used.
3. Since iron ore represents the foundation of industrial progress, it is regarded as a basic material. It is necessary for the production of steel, which is utilised in many different industries, including building, machinery, and transportation. Iron ore is essential to economic and industrial advancement because of India’s plentiful and superior iron ore deposits, such as magnetite and haematite.