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Engineering Dictionary

Taconite

Natural mineral containing less than 30% iron. It is the primary ore used in blast furnaces. Domestic supplies of iron rich ores (greater than 50% iron) were largely depleted in the 1940s, so integrated steel companies now process the lower grade taconite to make it useful.