Geology, Prospecting and Exploration for Iron Ore Deposits ...
Apr 09, 2015· Geology, Prospecting and Exploration for Iron Ore Deposits. Iron has been known since antiquity. Iron is ubiquitous in the lithosphere as either a major constituent or in trace amounts. ... caused by concentrations of magnetic material near the surface and it is these local variations that are sought when iron ores are searched. Magnetic surveying.