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The prices of iron ore rose sharply from around $10 per tonne in 2003 to around $170 in April 2009 (transported to China). After that (written September 2013) the price was between $100 and $150; [ 100 ] in September 2014 it started dropping precipitously, and was below $70 per ton in December 2014.
Iron ore price 2010–2022 China is the number one consumer of iron ore , importing 80% of all internationally traded iron ore. The price has been very volatile because of curbs the CCP has placed on the steel industry to meet emission standards.
The following is a list of countries by iron ore exports. Data is for 2012, 2016 & 2023, in millions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity and the International Trade Centre. Currently the top twenty countries (as of 2023) are listed. * indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
This 170 million tonnes of iron ore generated revenue of $20.2 billion, or 31% of total revenue, indicating that the company sold its iron ore production for an average price of $118.90 per tonne.
For each commodity they quote a range (low and high price) which reflect the buying and selling about 9-fold due to China's transition from light to heavy industry and its focus on manufacturing. [2] (China became the world's largest consumer of iron ore in 2003, [3] and accounts for over half of global metal consumption.) [4]
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data. [a] List. Rank Country Usable iron ore production (× 1000 tonnes) Year
Of the iron ore exported, 38.5% of the volume was iron ore pellets with a value of $2.3 billion, and 61.5% was iron ore concentrates with a value of $2.3 billion. [40] 46% of Canada's iron ore comes from the Iron Ore Company of Canada mine, in Labrador City, Newfoundland, with secondary sources including the Mary River Mine in Nunavut. [40] [41]