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Partly due to scale of manufacture, partly due to the cheap and simple method of extraction from the ore, partly due to the ease with which the adundant ore can be mined, partly due to the high (compared to many metals) metal content of ores.

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Because the blast furnace doesn't use electricity

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Its very commonly found in rocks minerals ext.

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it makes it cheaper because you can make a big load of iron in a small amount of time, which uses less energy and time.

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