Which ore is used in magnetic separation method?

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Ores in which one of the components (either the impurity or the ore) is magnetic can be concentrated by magnetic separation method.

e.g. Hematite ( ${Fe}_{2} O_{3}$ ), magnetite ( ${Fe}_{3} O_{4}$ ), siderite ( ${FeCO}_{3}$ ), iron pyrites (FeS) and copper pyrites ( ${CuFeS}_{2}$ ) can be concentrated by magnetic separation method.

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