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A new kind of iron ore
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In the furnace, the balls go through several zones with different levels of heat. This drives out the oxygen, and melts the ore into the nearly pure nuggets.
  (MPR Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)

In the furnace, the balls go through several zones with different levels of heat. This drives out the oxygen, and melts the ore into the nearly pure nuggets.

(MPR Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)
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