so a hot question for all you mine nerds: how is iron ore mined from depths? like if i wanted to hit deep seams

bc i know long wall isnt appropriate for that sort of mining and i was wondering like, would you be blasting or drilling or what

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how much iron ore do you need? Because it's likely it's going to be similar to coal mining if you look at modern methods that exploit Banded Iron Formations.

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@OldRedSun im thinking industrial-scale extraction over long periods of time

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