Jul 18, 2013 · Indian iron ore resources consist of both hematitic (10 052 MT) and magnetite (3408 MT) varieties. Major ore types are hard, flaky/friable, lateritic and blue dust or powdery ores. The ratio of lumps and fines in the deposits is 50 : 50, but the high grade lumpy variety is rare and constitutes <10% of the total rese...