Fran Scott explains iron extraction. The main raw material is iron ore and this arrives in the UK by ship in huge quantities from Brazil. Other raw materials include coal and limestone.

In the blast furnace, it is so hot that carbon monoxide can be used, in place of carbon, to reduce the iron(III) oxide: iron(III) oxide + carbon monoxide → iron + carbon dioxide The blast ...

Archaeologists have discovered iron objects at six sites in Tamil Nadu, dating back to 2,953–3,345 BCE, or between 5,000 to 5,400 years old. This suggests that the process of extracting, smelting, ...

A groundbreaking archaeological excavation in Tamil Nadu is challenging existing global timelines for the Iron Age. Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that iron-making in the region began ...