iron
Example Sentences
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Australia is the leading producer of iron ore, gold, zinc, nickel, cobalt, and lithium, whilst Indonesia accounts for half of the global production of nickel.
From BBC
It is not clear if Vance was referring to Greenland's natural resources - including rare earth minerals, uranium and iron - which are becoming easier to access as its ice melts because of climate change.
From BBC
The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said.
From Barron's
Customs documents said the shipment carried iron oxide when it left the Balkan nation for Thailand.
From Barron's
They were rough, with calluses from sewing, burns from ironing, cuts from slicing potatoes.
From Literature
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