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| TABLE 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRON ORE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross weight3 | Metal content4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country5 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||||||||
| Algeria | 2,340 | 1,982 | 2,077 | 1,307 | r | 1,469 | 6 | 1,180 | 1,030 | r | 1,050 | 700 | r | 786 | ||||||||
| Australia | 275,000 | 299,000 | 342,000 | 394,000 | 433,000 | 171,000 | 194,000 | 209,000 | 228,000 | 271,000 | ||||||||||||
| Austria | 2,093 | 2,153 | 2,033 | 2,002 | r | 2,050 | 6 | 669 | 689 | 650 | 641 | r | 658 | 6 | ||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 18 | 28 | -- | -- | 6 | e | 9 | e | 14 | e | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,888 | r | 1,614 | r | 1,482 | r | 1,615 | r | 1,600 | 793 | r | 678 | r | 622 | r | 678 | r | 672 | ||||
| Brazil | 317,800 | 354,674 | 350,984 | r | 310,000 | r | 370,000 | 6 | 211,020 | 235,504 | 233,000 | r | 199,200 | 240,000 | ||||||||
| Canada7 | 33,543 | 32,744 | 32,102 | r | 31,704 | r | 37,001 | p, | 21,341 | 20,751 | r | 20,300 | r | 20,000 | r, e | 23,300 | ||||||
| Chile | 8,628 | 8,818 | 9,316 | 8,242 | r | 9,130 | 6 | 5,235 | 5,379 | 5,670 | 5,006 | 5,852 | 6 | |||||||||
| Chinae, 8 | 601,000 | 707,000 | 824,000 | 880,000 | 1,070,000 | 198,000 | 233,000 | 270,000 | 280,000 | 332,000 | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | 644 | 624 | 473 | r | 281 | r | 77 | 6 | 360 | r | 341 | r | 300 | r | 154 | r, e | 42 | |||||
| Cuba | 8 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | e | 2 | e | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| Egypte | 1,600 | 665 | r | 773 | r | 1,780 | r | 1,000 | 800 | 335 | r | 390 | r | 890 | r | 500 | ||||||
| Germany9 | 416 | r | 422 | 455 | 364 | r | 390 | 44 | 44 | 48 | e | 38 | r | 41 | ||||||||
| Greecee, 10 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 570 | 570 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 7 | 31 | (11) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | r | 6 | r | (11) | r | 1 | r | (11) | |||||||
| India | 177,000 | r | 207,000 | r | 215,000 | r | 225,000 | r, e | 230,000 | 113,000 | r | 126,000 | r | 138,000 | r | 144,000 | r, e | 147,000 | ||||
| Indonesia | 88 | 61 | 65 | e | 45 | r | 46 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 37 | e | 25 | r | 26 | |||||||
| Irane, 12 | 26,244 | 6 | 31,538 | 6 | 32,000 | 26,000 | r | 28,000 | 13,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | r | 13,000 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 22,263 | 23,834 | 21,486 | r | 22,281 | r | 24,229 | 6 | 12,700 | 13,600 | 12,200 | r | 12,700 | r | 13,800 | 6 | ||||||
| Kenyae | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | r | (11) | ||||
| Korea, Northe | 5,040 | 5,130 | 5,136 | 6 | 5,300 | r | 5,300 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,488 | 6 | 1,500 | r | 1,500 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 227 | 291 | 366 | 455 | r | 513 | 6 | 155 | 163 | 205 | 274 | r | 308 | |||||||||
| Macedoniae | 10 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 667 | 802 | 982 | 1,470 | r | 3,466 | 6 | 380 | e | 457 | e | 560 | e | 838 | r, e | 1,976 | 6 | |||||
| Mauritania | 10,658 | 11,817 | 10,950 | r | 10,270 | r | 11,000 | 6,928 | r | 7,280 | r | 7,120 | r | 6,680 | r | 7,150 | ||||||
| Mexico13 | 10,983 | 10,916 | 11,688 | 11,677 | r | 13,998 | 6 | 6,590 | 6,550 | 7,013 | 7,007 | r | 8,400 | |||||||||
| Mongolia | 180 | 265 | 1,387 | 1,379 | r | 3,203 | 6 | 116 | 170 | 888 | 883 | r, e | 2,051 | 6 | ||||||||
| Morocco | 9 | r | 9 | r, e | 9 | r, e | 31 | r | 45 | 6 | 5 | r | 5 | r, e | 5 | r, e | 16 | r | 23 | 6 | ||
| New Zealand14 | 2,146 | 1,723 | 2,020 | 2,092 | r | 2,439 | 6 | 1,220 | e | 982 | e | 1,200 | e | 1,200 | r, e | 1,400 | ||||||
| Nigeriae | 88 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| Norway | 620 | 620 | 668 | 711 | 712 | 420 | 400 | e | 430 | e | 460 | e | 460 | |||||||||
| Pakistan15 | 130 | 207 | 250 | 270 | e | 290 | 65 | 104 | 125 | e | 135 | e | 145 | |||||||||
| Peru | 7,138 | 7,614 | 7,823 | 6,698 | 9,160 | 4,862 | 5,186 | 5,244 | 4,490 | r | 6,140 | |||||||||||
| Portugale, 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Romania | 123 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Russia | 102,000 | 105,000 | 99,900 | 92,000 | 101,000 | 59,100 | e | 60,800 | e | 57,800 | e | 53,200 | e | 58,500 | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 583 | 570 | 392 | -- | r | -- | 198 | 194 | 133 | -- | r | -- | ||||||||||
| South Africa17 | 41,326 | 42,083 | 48,983 | 55,313 | 58,709 | 6 | 26,000 | 26,500 | r | 30,800 | r | 34,800 | r | 37,300 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 23,300 | e | 24,700 | e | 23,800 | 17,700 | 25,300 | 15,000 | e | 16,000 | e | 14,280 | 11,500 | 16,400 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 264 | 1,555 | 2,029 | r | 1,401 | r | 1,400 | 132 | 779 | 855 | 800 | r, e | 800 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 214 | 180 | 211 | r | 151 | r | 165 | 6 | 112 | e | 94 | 110 | r | 79 | r | 86 | 6 | |||||
| Turkey | 3,785 | 4,849 | 4,697 | r | 4,170 | r | 4,500 | 2,000 | e | 2,600 | 2,500 | e | 2,200 | r, e | 2,400 | |||||||
| Ukraine | 74,000 | 77,900 | 72,688 | r | 66,476 | 78,171 | 6 | 40,700 | e | 42,800 | e | 40,000 | e | 36,600 | r, e | 43,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | (11) | (11) | e | (11) | -- | -- | (11) | (11) | e | (11) | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| United States | 52,700 | 52,500 | 53,600 | 26,700 | 49,900 | 6 | 33,300 | 33,100 | 33,800 | 16,600 | 31,300 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Venezuelae | 22,100 | 20,700 | 20,650 | 6 | 14,900 | 14,000 | 14,500 | 13,600 | 13,600 | 9,800 | 9,200 | |||||||||||
| See footnotes at end of ta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 16-Continued | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRON ORE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross weight3 | Metal content4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country5 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||||||||
| Vietname | 1,020 | 6 | 1,060 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 510 | 6 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwee | 104 | 6 | 100 | 50 | -- | 6 | -- | 52 | 50 | 25 | -- | 6 | -- | |||||||||
| Total | 1,830,000 | r | 2,040,000 | 2,210,000 | 2,230,000 | r | 2,590,000 | 964,000 | r | 1,070,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,090,000 | r | 1,280,000 | ||||||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Estimated data and world totals are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 22, 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Insofar as availability of sources permit, gross weight in this table represent the nonduplicative sum of marketable direct-shipping iron ores and iron ore- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| concentrates; iron agglomerates produced from imported iron ores have been excluded under the assumption that the ore from which such materials are- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| produced has been credited as marketable ore in the country where it was mined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Data represent actual reported weight of contained metal or are calculated from reported metal content. Estimated figures are based on latest available iron- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| content reported, except for the following countries for which grades are U.S. Geological Survey estimates: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, and Ukraine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5In addition to the countries listed, Uganda may also produce iron ore, but definitive information on output levels, if any, is not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Series represented gross weight and metal content of usable iron ore (including byproduct ore) actually produced, natural weight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8China's gross weight iron ore production figures are significantly higher than that of other countries, because China reports crude ore production only with an- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| average iron content of 33%, whereas other countries report production of usable ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Iron ore is used domestically as an additive in cement and other construction materials but is of too low a grade to use in the steel industry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10Nickeliferous iron ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11Less than - unit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13Gross weight calculated from reported iron content based on grade of 60% iron. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14Concentrates from titaniferous magnetite beach sands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15Pakistan iron ore is based on a July-to-July fiscal year and 50% of production is used from each reported year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16Includes manganiferous iron ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17Includes magnetite ore as follows, in thousand metric tons: 2006-3,830; 2007-3,781; 2008-3,987; 2009-4,725; and 2010-5,474. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
