technology used in mining iron

Egyptian Metallurgy

Egyptian Metallurgy American Old West 800 BC Iron mining and use were unable to afford large investments in technology and used wooden

Asteroid mining

Asteroid mining is the exploitation of raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets including near Earth Minerals can be mined from an asteroid or spent comet then used in space for construction materials or taken back to include gold iridium silver osmium palladium platinum rhenium rhodium ruthenium and tungsten for transport back to Earth iron

Factsheet Iron Ore Resources Oresome Resources

Factsheet Iron Ore The Chamber of Mines and Energy Western Australia is acknowledged as the provider of this resource with significant contributions from Rio ore is a rock from which metallic iron can be economically extracted Iron is the most used metal accounting for about ninety five per cent of the total metal

Iron Ore and Pellets

Vale is the world s leading producer of iron ore and pellets Mining Iron ore and pellets Iron Ore They are made with technology that uses the powder

Iron Man The science behind the fiction New Scientist

A couple of things make Iron Man different to your regular comic book superhero movie First there is the hero himself Tony Stark a scientific genius who for once is not the timid or bespectacled geek we are used to in Hollywood but is charismatic confident and a hit with the ladies Stark is

NSW Mining Methods NSW Mining

Open cut mining is also used for some gold and copper production in NSW One of Australia s largest open cut coal mines BHP Billiton s Mt Arthur Coal mine is

Mining

Mining Mining process of extracting useful minerals from the surface of the Earth including the seas A mineral with a few exceptions is an inorganic substance occurring in nature that has a definite chemical composition and distinctive physical properties or molecular structure One organic

Laser Technology Applications

Laser based measurement tools for mining including Laser Measurement Products Laser Technology s core products are engineered with pulse laser technology

CLU IN Issues > Characterization Cleanup and

Mining Solid Waste Capping Covers and Grading — Capping or covering of solid mining waste is an effective treatment technology that can be used as a short term interim measure or as a long term or final action Installation of a cap or cover on solid mining waste can reduce or eliminate erosion fugitive dust emissions and infiltration

The Uses of Iron Downunder

Iron from meteorites was first used about 6000 years ago to make ornaments weapons and tools These days we use 20 times more iron in the form of steel than all the other metals put together