Natural　hematite　ore　incorporated　ZnO　(FOZ)　was　developed　hydrothermally　and　characterised　by　UV-Vis　diffuse　reflectance　spectroscopy　(DRS-UV),　Fourier　transform　infrared　spectroscopy　(FT-IR),　photoluminescence　spectroscopy　(PL),　X-ray　powder　diffraction　(XRD),　field　emission　scanning　electron　microscopy　(FE-SEM),　elemental　colour　mapping,　and　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　(XPS).　The　DRS-UV　spectrum　of　FOZ　has　increased　absorbance　in　the　UV　and　visible　region　compared　to　ZnO.　The　PL　intensity　of　FOZ　is　less　than　the　ZnO　photocatalyst　due　to　the　decrease　in　electron-hole　recombination.　XRD　pattern　confirmed　the　formation　of　rhombohedral　structure　of　hematite　and　the　hexagonal　primitive　structure　of　ZnO.　FE-SEM　images　indicate　that　ZnO　nanoparticles　are　highly　dispersed　over　the　surface　of　the　hematite　ore.　The　elemental　mapping　evidence　higher　density　of　Zn　and　O　and　there　is　even　dispersion　of　Zn,　O,　Fe,　Ti　and　Si.　The　FOZ　composite　was　used　for　the　photodegradation　of　ciprofloxacin　(CF)　and　methylene　blue　(MB)　under　visible　light.　This　study　was　optimised　by　catalyst　dosage,　CF　concentration　and　with　the　presence　of　various　radical　scavengers.　FOZ　composite　degraded　98.45%　of　ciprofloxacin　in　60　min.　Further,　the　excellent　recyclability　of　FOZ　was　well　maintained　even　after　multiple　cycles　on　photocatalytic　reaction.