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Iron Ore Mine

OverWatts maps 949 iron ore mines across 70 countries. India holds the most — 248, 26% of the world total, ahead of China (201). The largest is Vale Serra Norte Complex Mine.

The largest owner-operators worldwide are natural person(s) (42), small shareholder(s) (28) and Rio Tinto (20). Half of the world's iron ore mines in service predate 2001 (median commissioning year of the 365 with a known date), 69 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is LHG Urucum Mine, dating from 1903. 164 more are under construction or proposed, the biggest being Ghoryan Mine.

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949
Iron Ore Mine
70
Countries
248
Most · India
164
In construction / proposed

Largest iron ore mines

Biggest owners & operators worldwide

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2001 · 365 of 949 carry a start date

Largest under construction & proposed

Iron Ore Mine by country

Frequently asked

How many iron ore mines are there in the world?
OverWatts maps 949 iron ore mines across 70 countries, from open datasets.
Which country has the most iron ore mines?
India, with 248 — 26% of the world total. Then China (201) and Australia (98).
What is the largest iron ore mine in the world?
Vale Serra Norte Complex Mine, operated by Vale SA.
Who owns the most iron ore mines?
natural person(s) is named as owner or operator on 42 of them, ahead of small shareholder(s) (28), Rio Tinto (20) and Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (North Korea) (19).