Board Thread:Suggestions Forum/@comment-25672535-20150414014158/@comment-26073467-20150414021509

75.128.23.63 wrote: The "iron rock" should not return any iron when smelted, as the majority of iron in the rock has already been oxidized and would be useless for tools etc. All iron ores are oxidized,  the smelting separates the oxygen from the iron. That is where the iron ore magnetite gets it's red color.