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Michel Lamontagne at 14:49, 2 May 2024

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	'''Iron ores''' are minerals which contain large enough fractions of [[iron]] for it to be economically extracted. On Earth, this typically means iron oxide formations with between 20% and 60% iron by mass.		'''Iron ores''' are minerals which contain large enough fractions of [[iron]] for it to be economically extracted. On Earth, this typically means iron oxide formations with between 20% and 60% iron by mass.

	[[Hematite]], Fe2O3, is a [[Elements on Mars\|chemical compound]] that is very common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]], Fe2O3, is a [[Elements on Mars\|chemical compound]] that is very common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially). Geological exploration will be required to identify if there are mineral rich sites than can serve a mines.

			Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron, often alloyed with nickel, is also available as meteorites on the martian surface and could serve as an early source of metal.


	Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.

	Note that iron and steel on Mars are as as light as aluminum is on Earth, so they are likely to be used in planetary engineering projects where aluminium is needed on Earth. Iron and steel are much easier to create by early industry on Mars than Aluminum is.
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RichardWSmith at 14:12, 3 June 2021

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	Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.		Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.

			Note that iron and steel on Mars are as as light as aluminum is on Earth, so they are likely to be used in planetary engineering projects where aluminium is needed on Earth. Iron and steel are much easier to create by early industry on Mars than Aluminum is.
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Michel Lamontagne at 19:49, 17 November 2020

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	'''Iron ores''' are minerals which contain large enough fractions of [[iron]] for it to be economically extracted. On Earth, this typically means iron oxide formations with between 20% and 60% iron by mass.		'''Iron ores''' are minerals which contain large enough fractions of [[iron]] for it to be economically extracted. On Earth, this typically means iron oxide formations with between 20% and 60% iron by mass.

	[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]], Fe2O3, is a [[Elements on Mars\|chemical compound]] that is very common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).

	Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.		Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.
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Michel Lamontagne at 16:30, 11 April 2019

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	[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).

	Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size.		Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size. Native iron is also available as meteorites on the martian surface.
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Michel Lamontagne at 16:28, 11 April 2019

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	[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).

	Iron ore can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size.		Iron ore for [[In-situ resource utilization\|in-situ]] iron and steel production can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size.
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Michel Lamontagne at 16:28, 11 April 2019

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	[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).

			Iron ore can be separated and concentrated by magnetic processing and gravity separation after milling to suitable grain size.
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Jburk at 07:50, 18 December 2018

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	[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).		[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).
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'''Iron ores''' are minerals which contain large enough fractions of [[iron]] for it to be economically extracted. On Earth, this typically means iron oxide formations with between 20% and 60% iron by mass.

[[Hematite]] is common on Mars, and is responsible for the planet's red colour. However, the purity may not be high and so any Martian colonists may have difficulty producing quality metal (at least initially).
[[Category:ISRU]]
[[Category:Industry]]