{
  "id": 5414247,
  "title": "Chinese researchers crack tough challenge of low-grade iron ore utilization",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/chinese-researchers-crack-tough-challenge-of-low-grade-iron-ore",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinese-researchers-crack-tough-challenge-of-low-grade-iron-ore-utilization/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For decades, billions of tonnes of iron-bearing mine tailings in China lay largely unused. Zhu Qingshan, a researcher at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, once said: “Turning this ‘sleeping wealth’ into usable high-grade resources is key to solving the country’s iron ore supply problem.” That vision has now ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}