The following is a list of countries by
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
exports. Data is for 2012 & 2016, in millions of
United States dollars
The United States dollar ( symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the officia ...
, as reported by
The Observatory of Economic Complexity
The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) is a data visualization site for international trade data created by the Macro Connections group at the MIT Media Lab. The goal of the observatory is to distribute international trade data in a visual ...
. Currently the top twenty countries (as of 2016) are listed.
* indicates "Natural resources of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
See also
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List of iron mines
This is a list of iron mines.
North America Canada
*Adams Mine
* Howells Lake-Howells River North mine
* KéMag mine
* LabMag mine
* Lac Otelnuk mine
* Lac Ritchie mine
*Mary River Mine
*Mont Wright (Quebec)
* Sheps-Perault Lake mine
*Sherman Mi ...
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List of countries by iron ore production
This is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data.
List
Pig iron production
This is a list of countries by pig iron production.
See also
* List of countries by steel production
* List of iron mine ...
References
atlas.media.mit.edu - Observatory of Economic complexity - Countries that export Iron Ore (2012)atlas.media.mit.edu - Observatory of Economic complexity - Countries that export Iron Ore (2016)
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Iron-ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...
Iron ore exports
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Iron-ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...