Iron processing Ores, Smelting, Refining | Britannica
Crushing. Asmined iron ore contains lumps of varying size, the biggest being more than 1 metre (40 inches) across and the smallest about 1 millimetre ( inch). ... firing, and cooling are performed separately. In the travelinggrate process, pellets are charged at one end and dried, preheated, fired, and cooled as they are carried through ...