Question

Name two characteristics of Iron Ore deposits in India that facilitate their optimum us
in the iron and steel plants.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The iron and steel industries are among the most important industries in India. During 2014 through 2016, India was the third largest producer of raw steel . In 2019 India became the 2nd largest steel producer in the world after China .[1] and the largest producer of steel iron in the world. The industry produced 82.68 million tons of total finished steel and 9.7 million tons of raw iron. Most iron and steel in India is produced from iron ore.

Answer 2

In this question, we are required to inform about the characteristics of Iron Ore.

• Two qualities of iron ore:
• Iron ore is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial development.
• It provides a robust base for the development of metallurgical industries.
• They are of two types: Magnetite and Hematite.
• Magnetite: it's the finest iron ore. it's a very high content of iron is 70%. it's excellent magnetic qualities, especially valuable within the electrical industry.
• Hematite: the ore is that the most important industrial iron ore. it's the largest used iron ore in terms of quantity in India. it's a slightly lower iron content than magnetite. (50-60 %).
• The major iron-ore producing states are Karnataka, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Jharkhand.

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