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Mainly from Hematite, which usually looks like a rusty rocky material and is mined all over the world. The rusty look is because the iron is naturally found in its oxide form (rust). It is extracted by heating and mixing with carbon to remove the oxygen and out drops the iron from the bottom of the furnace.
