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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
The Iron Range is collectively or individually a number of elongated iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. Much of the ore-bearing region lies alongside the range of granite hills formed by the Giants Range batholith . [ 1 ]
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.
Elemental iron is virtually absent on the Earth's surface except as iron-nickel alloys from meteorites and very rare forms of deep mantle xenoliths.Although iron is the fourth most abundant element in Earth's crust, composing about 5% by weight, [4] the vast majority is bound in silicate or, more rarely, carbonate minerals, and smelting pure iron from these minerals would require a prohibitive ...
Ukraine possesses world's largest reserves of commercial-grade iron ore - 30 billion tonnes of ore or around one-fifth of the global total. [9] Adjusting for pure iron content the Ukrainian reserves (9 billion tonnes of iron, 11.6% of the global total) are the world's third largest after Russia and Australia. [9]
The Karelskiy Okatysh mine is a large iron mine located in the northwest of Russia in the Republic of Karelia.Karelskiy Okatysh represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.29 billion tonnes of ore grading 63.2% iron metal.
Gol Gohar, or Gol-e Gohar (Persian:گل گهر), is the largest iron ore mine in Iran. [3] It has a total iron ore reserve of 1.135 billion tons, [4]: 709 and produces about 11 million tons of iron annually as of 2006. [2]
The Gâra Djebilet deposit extends over 131 km 2 (51 sq mi), its exploitable reserves are estimated at 2 billion tons of ore with a content of 58.57% iron. [7]The industrial exploitation of Gâra Djebilet ore begins in 2022 with a planned production of 2 to 3 million tonnes of ore per year in a first stage (2022-2025), then 40 to 50 million tonnes/year from 2026. [6]