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Iron ore - crude ore - 63% Fe (iron ore mine operation)
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The activity generating the emissions is iron ore mine operation, 63% Fe. The reference product is iron ore, crude ore, 63% Fe. Iron ore, crude ore, 63% Fe is a metal. It has a 63% iron content, which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: mainly used for iron and steel production. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/20374/documentation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Iron ore - crude ore - 63% Fe (iron ore mine operation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2000 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
mined_materials-type_iron_ore_crude_ore_63_percent_fe_iron_ore_mine_operation_63_percent_fe
UUID
568bde25-f01c-4fb6-adb5-078e8c6f04c4
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