Discovery of magnetic iron ore reserve in Dinajpur
Discovery of magnetic iron ore reserve in Dinajpur Proper steps needed for commercial mining An iron ore sample from Dinajpur hangs in the air when attached to a magnet. Photo courtesy: Author He holds a piece of the rock sample and brings it near to a magnet bar. Instantly, the rock sample gets attached to the magnet and hangs on to it when the magnet bar is held up in the air. "This is magnetite ore, a magnetic iron-rich mineral valued worldwide for its content, and we have just discovered a big reserve of this mineral only 450 metres below the surface at Alihat, Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur,...