The honor of having been the first American blast furnace to use Lake Superior iron ore occurred in 1853 when, owners, David and John P. Agnew used the ore in the Sharpsville Furnace, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Lake Superior iron ore was far superior than local ores, much higher metal percentage.
The JodaBarbil region of the JamdaKoira valley is one of the most important sources of iron ores in India. The mineralogy, texture, andposition of iron ore of the region have been analyzed to understand the presence of different types of goethite andpositional variation with respect to Fe, Al 2 O 3, SiO 2, and P that are essential for upgrading the ores for iron