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Iron
Iron ore is a mineral substance from which metallic iron can
be extracted. Iron ore will yield metallic iron (Fe) when
it is heated in the presence of a reductant. The iron itself
is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite
(Fe2O3), both of which are iron oxides.
Most iron ore (98%) is used in the production of steel and
is mined in about 50 countries.
Links:
-World Bureau
of Metal Statistics - Statistics 2000 - 2003
-EUROFER-The
European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries,
-IISI-The
International Iron and Steel Institute
Iron Production
Thousand Tonnes
| |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Europe |
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| Albania |
5.300 |
5.000 |
4.800 |
4.600 |
4.500 |
4.400 |
| Austria |
559.040 |
595.024 |
589.848 |
621.363 |
679.932 |
604.614 |
| Bulgaria |
361.200 |
304.100 |
240.000 |
217.553 |
205.000 |
200.000 |
| Germany |
114.000 |
73.844 |
65.120 |
58.711 |
60.300 |
57.700 |
| Norway |
338.000 |
458.000 |
381.000 |
476.000 |
398.868 |
573.000 |
| Portugal |
|
4.766 |
4.700 |
4.500 |
4.300 |
4.200 |
| Romania |
82.478 |
81.768 |
62.626 |
80.000 |
108.286 |
99.776 |
| Russia (Europe) |
7.685.700 |
39.761.150 |
37.433.000 |
38.437.000 |
39.010.000 |
43.824.000 |
| Slovakia |
255.200 |
255.356 |
238.075 |
174.570 |
200.000 |
385.000 |
| Spain |
640.000 |
670.000 |
680.000 |
650.000 |
630.000 |
620.000 |
| Sweden |
12.096.000 |
13.719.680 |
10.539.000 |
12.262.000 |
13.300.000 |
14.700.000 |
| Turkey |
3.246.841 |
2.649.567 |
2.634.356 |
2.600.000 |
2.297.477 |
2.583.879 |
| Ukraine |
28.661.400 |
33.390.000 |
32.796.000 |
26.816.000 |
25.000.000 |
32.300.000 |
| United Kingdom |
|
130 |
281 |
255 |
275 |
280 |
| Yugoslavia |
120.000 |
100.000 |
80.000 |
75.000 |
0 |
0 |
| total |
54.165.159 |
92.068.385 |
85.748.806 |
82.477.552 |
81.898.938 |
95.956.849 |
| |
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|
|
|
|
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| Africa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Algeria |
721.440 |
720.000 |
719.000 |
718.000 |
744.120 |
763.560 |
| Mauritania |
6.604.000 |
6.500.000 |
6.700.000 |
6.125.600 |
6.000.000 |
6.500.000 |
| Morocco |
6.625 |
5.615 |
5.006 |
5.736 |
5.800 |
6.200 |
| Nigeria |
68.000 |
65.000 |
64.000 |
63.000 |
62.000 |
60.000 |
| South Africa |
19.179.346 |
21.909.787 |
22.620.000 |
23.714.610 |
24.200.000 |
26.000.000 |
| Tunisia |
119.880 |
98.820 |
95.000 |
94.000 |
97.000 |
128.000 |
| Zimbabwe |
359.190 |
270.382 |
216.540 |
195.000 |
180.000 |
170.000 |
| total |
27.058.481 |
29.569.604 |
30.419.546 |
30.915.946 |
31.288.920 |
33.627.760 |
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|
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|
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| Asia |
|
|
|
|
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| Armenia |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.784 |
| Azerbajian |
|
8.200 |
4.700 |
9.000 |
12.000 |
19.100 |
| China |
67.200.000 |
71.648.000 |
75.000.000 |
73.920.000 |
93.520.000 |
99.233.536 |
| Korea |
3.300.000 |
3.200.000 |
3.000.000 |
2.900.000 |
1.260.000 |
1.300.000 |
| Egypt |
1.500.000 |
1.451.545 |
829.362 |
800.000 |
780.000 |
760.000 |
| India |
45.560.000 |
47.570.000 |
48.240.000 |
70.350.000 |
75.000.000 |
73.700.000 |
| Indonesia |
309.100 |
269.019 |
258.170 |
208.175 |
200.000 |
190.000 |
| Iran |
3.473.686 |
4.892.000 |
3.445.000 |
3.963.683 |
4.218.270 |
4.218.270 |
| Kazakhstan |
9.607.000 |
10.553.000 |
10.335.000 |
11.505.000 |
12.584.000 |
13.000.000 |
| Korea |
187.982 |
163.192 |
241.201 |
156.800 |
250.788 |
327.556 |
| Malaysia |
337.462 |
258.553 |
376.476 |
404.350 |
596.612 |
663.732 |
| Russia (Asia) |
7.685.700 |
8.143.850 |
7.667.000 |
7.873.000 |
7.990.000 |
8.976.000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
132.810 |
141.000 |
235.000 |
224.700 |
220.000 |
268.200 |
| Serbia & Montenegro |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
74.000 |
73.000 |
| Thailand |
122.633 |
150.000 |
50.000 |
57.110 |
40.000 |
68.000 |
| total |
139.416.373 |
148.467.813 |
149.703.358 |
172.395.258 |
196.769.970 |
202.829.378 |
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| America |
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| Brazil |
194.000.000 |
142.040.000 |
144.385.000 |
148.740.000 |
154.100.000 |
163.763.000 |
| Canada |
20.734.000 |
21.781.000 |
16.458.410 |
18.891.090 |
20.103.770 |
17.159.910 |
| Chile |
5.090.450 |
5.324.629 |
5.500.000 |
4.434.090 |
4.100.000 |
4.000.000 |
| Colombia |
352.720 |
332.400 |
382.200 |
400.864 |
375.001 |
346.975 |
| Guatamala |
|
3.251 |
3.000 |
3.900 |
4.000 |
4.100 |
| Mexico |
5.508.174 |
5.436.325 |
4.215.855 |
4.772.342 |
5.407.358 |
5.511.630 |
| Peru |
2.672.630 |
2.635.991 |
3.000.000 |
3.100.000 |
3.540.658 |
3.800.000 |
| United States |
36.381.870 |
39.690.000 |
20.962.557 |
32.489.100 |
28.053.270 |
34.083.000 |
| Uruguay |
3.837 |
6.000 |
9.743 |
7.768 |
5.941 |
9.319 |
| Venezuela |
9.328.344 |
11.092.014 |
11.250.262 |
11.259.209 |
11.935.819 |
11.700.000 |
|
total |
274.072.025 |
228.341.610 |
206.167.027 |
224.098.363 |
227.625.817 |
240.377.934 |
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| Oceania |
|
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| Australia |
100.641.870 |
107.728.740 |
113.000.000 |
114.000.000 |
116.000.000 |
143.220.000 |
| New Zealand |
1.334.000 |
1.566.000 |
928.000 |
986.000 |
1.000.000 |
1.200.000 |
| total |
101.975.870 |
109.294.740 |
113.928.000 |
114.986.000 |
117.000.000 |
144.420.000 |
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| WORLD
TOTAL |
838.080.151 |
865.504.705 |
849.598.095 |
879.887.428 |
968.353.615 |
1.064.461.299 |
Source: Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft
und Arbeit (Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour of the
Republic of Austria), World Mining Data, April 2006
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