Iron ore concentrate (iron ore beneficiation)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is iron ore beneficiation. The Reference Product is iron ore concentrate. Iron ore concentrate is a metal. It has a 66.15% iron content, which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product of rare earth element mine operation and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: further processing at sinter and pellet plants for iron and steel production. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/19700/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Iron ore concentrate (iron ore beneficiation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 1998 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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