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Iron Ore Mines in Malaysia
Malaysia has 18 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 7th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. The largest is Fortress Bukit Besi Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Fortress Minerals Ltd (3), Southern Alliance Mining Ltd (3) and Bahatera Parmaslogam Rasharta (M) Sdn. Bhd. (1) — Fortress Minerals Ltd alone is named on 17% of them. Half of Malaysia's iron ore mines in service predate 2018 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Gema Impak Ibam Mine, dating from 2012. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Fortress Mengapur Star Destiny (SDSB) Mine, proposed. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Malaysia.
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Largest iron ore mines in Malaysia
Who owns Malaysia's iron ore mines
- Fortress Minerals Ltd3 17%
- Southern Alliance Mining Ltd3 17%
- Bahatera Parmaslogam Rasharta (M) Sdn. Bhd.1 6%
- Berlian Impresif Sdn. Bhd.1 6%
- Bestagold Resources Sdn. Bhd.1 6%
- Cermat Aman Sdn Bhd1 6%
- Fortress Mining Sdn Bhd1 6%
- Gema Impak Sdn Bhd1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 2010s3
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 2018 · oldest Gema Impak Ibam Mine (2012) · newest MAM Minerals Iron Mines (2023) · 5 of 18 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
How Malaysia compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 4. Brazil56
- 5. Russia31
- 6. North Korea19
- 7. Malaysia18
- 8. Mongolia17
- 9. Ukraine16
- 10. Turkey15
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Malaysia?
- OverWatts maps 18 iron ore mines in Malaysia — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 7th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Malaysia?
- Fortress Bukit Besi Mine, operated by Fortress Minerals Ltd.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Malaysia?
- Fortress Minerals Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 18 (17%). Next are Southern Alliance Mining Ltd (3), Bahatera Parmaslogam Rasharta (M) Sdn. Bhd. (1) and Berlian Impresif Sdn. Bhd. (1).
- How old are Malaysia's iron ore mines?
- The median commissioning year is 2018, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Gema Impak Ibam Mine (2012); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron ore mines are being built in Malaysia?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Fortress Mengapur Star Destiny (SDSB) Mine.