Researchers report a structure known as an iron formation (IF) within the Xiamaling Formation of North China containing approximately 520 gigatons of iron that dates to about 1,400 million years ago, ...

University of Alberta scientists have uncovered the formation mechanism behind a class of mineral deposits that have been hotly contested until now. The findings shed new light on how iron deposits, ...

Meteorites give us insight into the early development of the solar system. A scientific team has for the first time simulated the formation of a class of stony-iron meteorites, so-called pallasites, ...

The project has the potential to be the first iron deposit to be considered for development in Botswana. Preliminary work on the XIF project has defined a Canada Institute of Mining-compliant inferred ...