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A new kind of iron ore
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Ore travels through a furnace hotter than 2500 degrees Fahrenheit.  The heat drives out oxygen and other impurities, and melts the ore into nuggets the size of a small marble.  (MPR Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)

Ore travels through a furnace hotter than 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat drives out oxygen and other impurities, and melts the ore into nuggets the size of a small marble.

(MPR Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)
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