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Iron Ore Mines in Mexico
Mexico has 11 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 13th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating. The largest is ArcelorMittal Pena Colorada Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV (7), Grupo Acerero del Norte SA de CV (7) and natural person(s) (7) — Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV alone is named on 64% of them.
11
Iron Ore Mine in Mexico
#13
of 70 countries
On the interactive map
Largest iron ore mines in Mexico
Who owns Mexico's iron ore mines
- Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV7 64%
- Grupo Acerero del Norte SA de CV7 64%
- natural person(s)7 64%
- small shareholder(s)7 64%
- ArcelorMittal SA3 27%
- Arcelormittal Mexico SA de CV2 18%
- Ternium SA2 18%
- Consorcio Minero Benito Juarez Peña Colorada1 9%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Mexico compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 11. South Africa14
- 12. Iran12
- 13. Canada11
- 14. Mexico11
- 15. United States10
- 16. Sweden8
- 17. Tunisia8
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Mexico?
- OverWatts maps 11 iron ore mines in Mexico — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 13th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Mexico?
- ArcelorMittal Pena Colorada Mine, operated by ArcelorMittal SA, Ternium SA.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Mexico?
- Altos Hornos de Mexico SAB de CV is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 11 (64%). Next are Grupo Acerero del Norte SA de CV (7), natural person(s) (7) and small shareholder(s) (7).