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Where iron ore is mined: Australia (38%), Brazil (16%), India (12%) lead world mine production in 2025. Below, country by country, are 162 mines from open mine databases and 29 projects held by listed companies.
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Australia Brazil India China Russia South Africa Canada Ukraine United States Sweden Chile Kazakhstan Mexico Sierra Leone Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Greenland Guinea Liberia Namibia Philippines Iron ore mines in Africa 5 African countries have iron ore mines or projects here: South Africa , Sierra Leone , Guinea , Liberia , Namibia .
Iron ore mines in Australia Australia . Australia mined 38% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Hamersley Mines Producing 220,612,000 t (2018) Mount Newman BHP Producing 78,378,824 t (2019) Yandi BHP Producing 76,702,353 t (2019) Robe River Producing 64,619,000 t (2018) Jimblebar BHP Producing 58,733,059 t (2019) Mount Goldsworthy BHP Producing 55,811,765 t (2019) Hope Downs Producing 45,368,000 t (2018) Hamersley - Eastern Range 10,052,000 t (2013) Koolyanobbing Producing 7,890,000 t (2020) Hamersley - Channar Producing 7,173,000 t (2018) Iron Valley Producing 6,158,000 t (2020) Middleback Ranges 5,810,770 t (2015) Yilgarn Project Producing 3,218,000 t (2018) Koolan Island Producing 2,765,000 t (2020) Southern Iron Closed 2,246,125 t (2015) Tallering Peak Closed 2,162,000 t (2014) Extension Hill/Iron Hill Closed 1,892,000 t (2019) Phil's Creek Closed 1,678,000 t (2015) Cairn Hill 1,644,000 t (2014) Cockatoo Island 544,000 t (2008) Australia Sands 452,000 t (2011) Spinifex Ridge Closed 445,000 t (2015) Jacinth-Ambrosia Producing 260,200 t (2019) Iluka Western Australia Producing 152,400 t (2019) Murray Basin Producing 50,800 t (2018) Poondano Closed 2,000 t (2015) Fortescue Pilbara hubs (Chichester, Solomon, Eliwana) Fortescue Producing Fortescue Pilbara Region - Christmas Creek Fortescue Pilbara Region - Cloudbreak Fortescue Pilbara Region - Eliwana Fortescue Pilbara Region - Firetail Fortescue Pilbara Region - Kings and Queens Hamersley Mines - Brockman 2 Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Brockman 4 Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Koodaideri Hamersley Mines - Marandoo Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Mount Tom Price Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Nammuldi Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Paraburdoo Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Silvergrass Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Western Turner Syncline Rio Tinto Hamersley Mines - Yandicoogina Rio Tinto Hope Downs - Hope Downs 1 Hope Downs - Hope Downs 4 Iluka Western Australia - Cataby Iluka Western Australia - Eneabba Middleback Ranges - Iron Duchess Middleback Ranges - Iron Duke Middleback Ranges - Iron Knob Mount Goldsworthy - Mount Goldsworthy Mount Goldsworthy - Nimingarra Mount Goldsworthy - Yarrie Robe River - Robe Valley Robe River - Robe Valley - Mesa A Robe River - West Angelas Sino Iron
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Hancock iron ore (Pilbara) Alien Metals Development Western Australia Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project Tivan Development Northern Territory Mt Lindsay Tin-Tungsten-Magnetite Project Critica Development Tasmania Canegrass Battery Minerals Project Viking Mines Exploration Murchison Speewah Vanadium Project Tivan Exploration Western Australia Tivan other projects (Sandover AI, Mount Peake, Timor-Leste: Turiscai, Baucau, Ossu) Tivan Exploration Northern Territory; Timor-Leste Vivash Gorge iron ore Alien Metals Exploration Western Australia
Iron ore mines in Brazil Brazil . Brazil mined 16% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Serra Norte Producing 115,300,000 t (2019) Serra Sul Producing 58,000,000 t (2018) Minas Itabirito 40,100,000 t (2016) Minas Centrais Producing 25,900,000 t (2019) Paraopeba Producing 24,700,000 t (2019) Casa de Pedra CSN Mineracao Producing 19,655,125 t (2019) Vargem Grande Producing 13,100,000 t (2019) Mariana Producing 11,300,000 t (2019) Samarco Samarco Closed 10,808,000 t (2016) Itatiaiucu Producing 7,389,000 t (2019) Miguel Burnier Producing 6,130,000 t (2019) Serra Leste 4,200,000 t (2016) Andrade 3,200,000 t (2010) Corumba Producing 2,400,000 t (2019) Amapa 712,000 t (2008) Urucum Producing 411,000 t (2019) Fernandinho Producing 394,670 t (2019) Itabira 0.03 t (2004) Mariana - Alegria Mariana - Fazendao Mariana - Timbopeba Minas Centrais - Agua Limpa Minas Centrais - Brucutu Minas Centrais - Corrego do Meio Minas Centrais - Gongo Soco Minas Itabirito - Sapecado/Galinheiro Minas Itabirito - Segredo/Joao Pereira Paraopeba - Capao Xavier Paraopeba - Corrego do Feijao Paraopeba - Jangada Paraopeba - Mar Azul Serra Azul
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Amapa Iron Ore Project (DEV Mineracao: mine, beneficiation plant, railway, Santana port) Cadence Minerals Development Amapa State Azteca plant (Amapa site restart, Dyke 5 stockpile/tailings) Cadence Minerals Development Amapa State Pitombeiras Vanadium Project (North, South, Goela) Jangada Mines Exploration Ceara
Iron ore mines in India India . India mined 12% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output A Narrain Producing 4,120,000 t (2019) Vedanta Goa mines - Bicholim Vedanta Goa mines - Codli Vedanta Goa mines - Sonshi
Iron ore mines in China China . China mined 11% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Jingtieshan
Iron ore mines in Russia Russia . Russia mined 3.1% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Kachkanar GOK Producing 57,900,000 t (2019) Mikhailovsky GOK Metalloinvest Producing 11,077,440 t (2019) Stoilensky 7,248,500 t (2009) KMAruda 5,100,000 t (2017) EVRAZ VGOK 4,600,000 t (2012) Evrazruda 3,151,800 t (2013) Maly Kuybas Producing 2,893,000 t (2020) Korshunov Producing 1,862,000 t (2020) Bystrinsky GOK Producing 43,489 t (2019) Evrazruda - Kazskaya Evrazruda - Tashtagol Karelsky Okatysh PAO Severstal Korshunov - Korshunovsky Korshunov - Rudnogorsky Kovdorskiy GOK Lebedinsky GOK Olcon PAO Severstal Yakovlevskiy PAO Severstal
Iron ore mines in South Africa South Africa . South Africa mined 2.6% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Sishen Producing 25,353,300 t (2020) Khumani Assmang Proprietary Ltd. Producing 14,145,000 t (2019) Kolomela Producing 11,667,500 t (2020) Beeshoek Assmang Proprietary Ltd. Producing 3,641,000 t (2019) Thabazimbi 369,600 t (2016) KZN Sands 168,000 t (2011)
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region HACRA (Harriets Wish, Aurora, Cracouw) iron-vanadium-titanium project Ironveld Development Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Lapon (Ironveld) vanadium-titanium-magnetite mine and DMS plant (farms Altona, La Pucella, Nonnenwerth) Ironveld Development Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Luge (Luge 697 LR, Non Plus Ultra 683 LR) magnetite and Layer 21 VTM Ironveld Exploration Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Zebediela (Zeb) Nickel Project - Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide, magnetite and gold URU Metals Exploration Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex Rustenburg smelter complex (Ironveld Smelting) - high purity iron, titanium slag, vanadium slag Ironveld Care and maintenance Rustenburg
Iron ore mines in Canada Canada . Canada mined 2.6% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Mont-Wright ArcelorMittal Mining Canada Producing 15,470,000 t (2019) Iron Ore Company of Canada Labrador City Iron Ore Company of Canada Inc. Producing 15,245,000 t (2018) Bloom Lake Producing 5,248,057 t (2020) Wabush Closed
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Junior Lake regional exploration (Carrot Top, Felix, Scorpion, B4-8, Lamaune Iron, Swole Lake and other targets) Landore Resources Exploration Ontario Star magnetite project (former Demesne Resources property) American Tungsten Exploration Skeena Mining Division
Iron ore mines in Ukraine Ukraine . Ukraine mined 2% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Ingulets GOK Producing 8,195,565 t (2018) Southern GOK 7,579,380 t (2015) Northern GOK Producing 7,003,620 t (2018) Kryvyi Rih Producing 6,370,000 t (2019) Central GOK Producing 3,008,822 t (2018) Sukha Balka 2,860,000 t (2011) Ferrexpo Poltava Mining
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Poltava GOK (Gorishne-Plavninske-Lavrykivske, GPL) mine and processing - FPM Ferrexpo Producing Poltava Oblast Yeristovo (Yerystivske) mine - FYM Ferrexpo Producing Poltava Oblast Belanovo (Bilanivske) project - FBM Ferrexpo Development Poltava Oblast Galeschyna (Galeschynske) and Vasylivske - Northern Deposits Ferrexpo Exploration Poltava Oblast
Iron ore mines in the United States United States . The United States mined 1.5% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Hibbing ArcelorMittal S.A. Producing 4,875,000 t (2019) Minorca ArcelorMittal S.A. Producing 1,820,000 t (2019) Iluka Virginia 145,100 t (2015) Empire Closed Keetac Minntac Northshore Tilden United Taconite
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Cobre magnetite stockpile (Hanover-Fierro district) Strategic Minerals Producing Grant County
Iron ore mines in Sweden Sweden . Sweden mined 1.1% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Kiruna LKAB Producing LKAB Southern Division - Malmberget LKAB Southern Division - Svappavaara LKAB Southern Division Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Kallak North iron ore deposit (Kallak / Gallok) Beowulf Mining Development Jokkmokk municipality Airijoki vanadium project Kendrick Resources Exploration Vittangi greenstones Kallak South (South-North and South-South deposits) Beowulf Mining Exploration Jokkmokk municipality
Iron ore mines in Chile Chile . Chile mined 0.8% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Los Colorados Producing 5,813,000 t (2019) Cerro Negro Norte El Algarrobo Closed El Romeral Santo Domingo
Iron ore mines in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan . Kazakhstan mined 0.7% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Atasu Producing 495,000 t (2019) Lisakovsk Producing 495,000 t (2019) Atansore Producing 330,000 t (2019) Kentobe Producing 220,000 t (2019)
Iron ore mines in Mexico Mexico . Mexico mined 0.3% of the world's iron ore in 2025.
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Pena Colorada Producing 2,535,000 t (2019) Las Truchas Producing 910,000 t (2019) San Jose Producing 325,000 t (2019) El Volcan Closed 195,000 t (2019) CEMESA Hercules La Perla
Iron ore mines in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Sierra Rutile Producing 137,200 t (2019)
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Ferensola iron ore and gold project (former Sula Iron & Gold) Power Metal Resources Closed Sula Mountains
Iron ore mines in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Prijedor Producing 770,000 t (2019)
Iron ore mines in Finland Finland .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Koitelainen (Vosa) vanadium project Kendrick Resources Exploration Lapland
Iron ore mines in Greenland Greenland .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Melville Bay Iron Project GreenRoc Strategic Materials Closed North Greenland
Iron ore mines in Guinea Guinea .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Simandou
Iron ore mines in Liberia Liberia .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Western Range Project Producing 2,728,000 t (2019)
Iron ore mines in Namibia Namibia .
Listed companies' projects Project Company Stage Region Hope and Gorob copper-gold (Hope, Gorob, Vendome, Anomaly; Tsoaxaub plant ~190 km away) Bezant Resources Producing Erongo
Iron ore mines in the Philippines Philippines .
Mines Mine Operator Status Latest published output Rio Tuba Producing 5,449,332 t (2019)
Mine output as each source states it (units and basis differ between mines, so they are not ranked against each other). Mines: Jasansky, Brauneis, Maus et al. (Vienna University of Economics and Business) . Projects: listed companies' own announcements. World shares: USGS .
