The invention discloses a method for measuring the content of 
magnesium oxide in iron ores, relates to a detection method, and particularly relates to a method for measuring the content of 
magnesium oxide in depositing iron rocks and ores. The method includes adopting 
sodium hydroxide as a fusing agent to melt an 
iron ore sample in a high-temperature furnace and leading 
magnesium ions to enter solution after acidification by aid of 
nitric acid; and adding benzilic acid, 
ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) solution and 
triethanolamine to 
mask metal ions of 
titanium, iron, aluminum, alkaline earth and the like, generating magnesium 
hydroxide deposit in alkaline solution with the pH (potential of 
hydrogen) larger than 12, depositing to generate 
hydrochloric acid solute after filtering, using acid chrome blue K and naphthol green B as indicators in solution with the pH of 10, adopting 
ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) 
standard solution for 
titration, and obtaining the content of the magnesium 
oxide. The method has the advantages of simplicity, convenience, speediness, low cost, fine reproducibility and the like.