User:Ol Evene/Evaluate an Article

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(Provide a link to the article here.) Iron ore

Why you have chose this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.) I chose this article to evaluate because it relates to the topic of mineral resources in ERTH4303, and provides a detailed overview of the key topics needed to understand iron ore formations.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The article titled Iron ore (Iron ore - Wikipedia) provides concise, thorough, and up to date (last edited on Jan. 12th, 2023) key information on iron ore deposits. The lead section begins with a concise introduction to the topic, explaining how iron economically extracted from iron-bearing rocks defines iron ore. The lead section also details the main mineral forms in which iron is found (magnetite, hematite, etc.),and later in the article explains in greater detail the characteristics of these minerals and how they related to iron ore formations. Overall, this lead section gives a thorough overview for a reader to gather quick information. As a suggestion, the author should consider adding a brief sentence or two regarding all the main sources of iron (BIFs, Magnetite ores, etc, as they subsequently provide a detailed overview.

The article provides relevant, up-to-date content which would give a reader the general knowledge required to understand iron ores. The article provides the sources of iron, how extraction is performed, production and consumption, and different abundances and how they vary by country. However, there are three sections that need to be addressed. Firstly, the "Sources" section requires further citations for verification. Next, the "Extraction" section does not cite any sources, only links to other pages, and last, the factual accuracy of the information in the "Abundance by country - Brazil" section is disputed. Further review and editing with peer-reviewed sources are needed.

The tone and balance of the article are good and do not represent a certain viewpoint. Most sections have sufficient detail, and are neutral in tone by only displaying factual information. However, as mentioned in the above paragraph, some content requires attention.

The sources and references are good, and most links seem to function. There is a detailed citation section at the end of the article with functioning links.

The information is presented in a professional manner and free of grammatical errors or spelling errors. There are informative images, however, more images could be added. Figures showing graphs provide captions that help the reader understand, and there are citations that reference the graphs.

The Talk Page appears relatively active, with multiple discussions and the latest contribution on Jan 17th, 2022. Some discussions suggest improvements such as how the mining section appears too specific to North America. Other corrections such as the identification of siderite as an iron carbonate instead of an oxide have been discussed, or suggestions for structure rearrangement. The article is of interest to WikiProject Mining (Rate C-class, high-importance) and WikiProject Geology (Rated C-class, mid-importance).

Overall, the article is detailed and provides thorough information on the topic of iron ore. The article is strong in that it provides a good overview of the sources of iron as reflected in the "Sources" section, and also gives a good overview of the abundance of iron by country. The article also provides important references for further information. The article could be improved by adding additional citations where needed (ie., the Sources, Extraction, and Abundance by country), and by adding photos to help readers visualize and gain a well understanding of the topic.