iron

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The startup plans to first target rail yards, short lines and captive lines, like the kind used by some miners and agricultural companies to move bulk commodities such as coal, grain and iron ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Your challenge now is to iron out the IRA and house questions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

It covers the early production of bronze – a copper and tin alloy – up to the first uses of iron.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Jefferies highlights coal and iron ore miners as most at risk given the large volumes they need to move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Instead, the Housatonic’s crew fired their rifles and shotguns, only to see their bullets bounce harmlessly off the Hunley’s iron sides.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler