An invasion of black dust is visible all around the community – land, farms and rooftops have all turned black! He was wearing a cream-coloured caftan which had almost turned grey due to the black smoke from the blast furnaces of ANRML plants. He said life has become harder for his people since the company started its operations in the community around January 2022. There is 24-hour electricity at the facility, but the host community sleeps in darkness, lacks portable water and a health facility. Black smoke from iron ore blast furnaces is a mixture of fine particulate matter, heavy metals, and toxic gases released during the smelting of iron ore, coke, and limestone.