In a remote part of Western Australia, geologists have uncovered a mineral deposit of staggering size—one that promises to rewrite not only the map of global iron production but also our ...

The world's largest iron ore deposits formed when the ancient supercontinent Columbia broke up around 1.4 billion years ago, a new study suggests. The deposits, located in what is now Hamersley ...

Researchers have been able to show for the first time how microorganisms contributed to the formation of the world's biggest iron ore deposits. The biggest known deposits -- in South Africa and ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is gearing up to award contracts to mine one the world's largest iron ore deposits buried in a peaceful province of the war-torn nation that has at least $3 ...

A graduate and Overseer of Harvard University, CLARENCE B. RANDALL is Vice-President of the Inland Steel Company and widely recognized for his authoritative knowledge of the iron deposits here and ...

How did Australia end up with so much iron ore? What researchers discovered in Western Australia redefines how we think about iron deposits—and provides clues on how we might find more. Read from CU ...

Iron ore deposits could be easier to find For many years finding large deposits of iron, the world's most important commodity after oil, has been a mystery.