What became the main natural wealth of Assyria?

Its main natural wealth is iron ore deposits. Thanks to these deposits, the Assyrians were able to extract a lot of iron and create many weapons from it. We can say that thanks to iron, Assyria was able to become the most powerful state in the territory of the Ancient East. Its many troops were well armed and trained. Thus, the Assyrian kings were able to easily conquer other states in the east.