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Does Earth generate more iron?

We use iron to forge equipment and used to make technology, but will we ever run out of iron? I want to know if Earth can produce more iron.

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Absolutely. My father planted tomatoes every year mainly for our consumption but people around the neighborhood would come over and attempt to buy them. My dad simply gave them away. I don't recall during what months he planted.
No one answered the question of where do you get seeds or plants for the large size tomatoes? I live in northern Mindanao and I'm very interested in know where I can get seeds or plants. Thanks in advance
Absolutely. My father planted tomatoes every year mainly for our consumption but people around the neighborhood would come over and attempt to buy them. My dad simply gave them away. I don't recall during what months he planted.
Yes they do. Just go down any street you will see them growing. Is it true that you are NOW living in LA?? Last week you was living in the Philippines. Didn't you look around when you were living here?
Aside from infinitesimally small additions through cosmic dust and very low-level natural nuclear transmutations, the amount of iron on Earth is fixed. Many of the major iron ores (banded iron formations) were formed during the Precambrian under conditions that no longer exist and will not be replaced in the foreseeable future, even on geological timescales. Consequently iron is a non-renewable resource. However, that said, iron, like most other metals can be readily recycled, so the fact that we use iron does not mean we irreversibly consume it, so it is a reusable resource. Iron is also a common element on Earth, so there is no shortage of it.
No one answered the question of where do you get seeds or plants for the large size tomatoes? I live in northern Mindanao and I'm very interested in know where I can get seeds or plants. Thanks in advance
Aside from infinitesimally small additions through cosmic dust and very low-level natural nuclear transmutations, the amount of iron on Earth is fixed. Many of the major iron ores (banded iron formations) were formed during the Precambrian under conditions that no longer exist and will not be replaced in the foreseeable future, even on geological timescales. Consequently iron is a non-renewable resource. However, that said, iron, like most other metals can be readily recycled, so the fact that we use iron does not mean we irreversibly consume it, so it is a reusable resource. Iron is also a common element on Earth, so there is no shortage of it.

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