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Iron Ore Mines in Algeria
Algeria has 7 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 18th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 7 operating. The largest is FERAAL Ghara Djebilet Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Groupe SONAREM (4), Somifer Spa (4) and Manal SpA (2) — Groupe SONAREM alone is named on 57% of them. They account for 3% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Algeria.
7
Iron Ore Mine in Algeria
#18
of 70 countries
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Largest iron ore mines in Algeria
Who owns Algeria's iron ore mines
- Groupe SONAREM4 57%
- Somifer Spa4 57%
- Manal SpA2 29%
- SIDER El Hadjar SpA2 29%
- Societe des Mines de Fer de l'Est2 29%
- Feraal1 14%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Algeria compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 16. Sweden8
- 17. Tunisia8
- 18. Cameroon7
- 19. Algeria7
- 20. Mauritania7
- 21. Vietnam7
- 22. Chile6
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Algeria?
- OverWatts maps 7 iron ore mines in Algeria — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 18th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Algeria?
- FERAAL Ghara Djebilet Mine, operated by Feraal SpA.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Algeria?
- Groupe SONAREM is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 7 (57%). Next are Somifer Spa (4), Manal SpA (2) and SIDER El Hadjar SpA (2).