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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
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 ...
The Kiruna mine was the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. [1] [unreliable source?] The mine is located in Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden. [1] The mine is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), a large Swedish mining company. In 2018 the mine produced 26.9 million tonnes of iron ore. [2]
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.
Simandou represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in the world, having estimated reserves of 2.4 billion tonnes of ore grading 65% iron metal. [2] The Pic de Fon and Ouéléba iron deposits are located approximately 4 km from one another at the southern end of the Simandou Range, approximately 550 km ESE of the capital, Conakry. Both ...
The mining of iron ore in Sweden is a huge industry and is centred mainly in northern Sweden. The country holds 60% of Europe's identified iron ore deposits and is as of 2021 responsible for 90% of Europe's iron ore extraction [1] and 5% of the world's reserves in 2014.
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]
Minas-Rio is an iron ore mining project in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. [1] It is one of the world's largest mining projects, and is initially expected to export 26.5 million tonnes of iron ore in 2013, through a 525 km slurry pipeline to a port at Açu; [2] production potential is 53 Mtpa or higher.