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Iron ore was the third-highest-value metal mined in the United States, after gold and copper. [2] Iron ore was mined from nine active mines and three reclamation operations in Michigan, Minnesota, and Utah. Most of the iron ore was mined in northern Minnesota's Mesabi Range. Net exports (exports minus imports) were 3.9 million tons.
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.
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Rank Country Usable iron ore production (× 1000 tonnes) Year World 2,500,000: 2022 1: Australia: 880,000: 2023 2: China: 659,000: 2023 3: Brazil: 422,000: 2023 4 ...
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 .
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.