Iron Ore Mining

Mauritania – Mining: Iron Ore Mining Overview Mauritania’s iron ore reserves are estimated at 155 Mt of hematite ore ranging from 60% to 68% iron and 531 Mt of magnetite ore ranging from 36% to 40% iron.Mauritania produced 10.1 Mt of iron ore in 2003 compared to 9.6 Mt in 2002. Iron ore production and [...]

Guinea – Mining: Iron Ore Mining Overview Iron ore ore is not currently mined in Guinea however, the country does have significant iron ore reserves, although infrastructure could be a problem as the deposits are located in the south east of the country, close to the border with Liberia. Rio Tinto is investigating Simandou deposit, [...]

Zimbabwe Iron Ore Mining Overview On the African continent, chrysotile continues to be mined in Zimbabwe at Shabanie and Mashaba Asbestos Mines. According to the US Geological Survey, Zimbabwe produced 100 000 tons of asbestos in 2008. In 2003 Zimbabwe produced 366 737 t of iron ore compared to 271 812 t in 2002. The [...]

South Africa – Mining: Iron Ore Mining  Overview Anglo American announced that it had acquired a 9.6% interest in Kumba Resources with the option to acquire a further 20.9%. In September 2003 Anglo’s interest in rose Kumba rose above 35% following the approval of the competition authorities. Kumba has been benefitting from Chinese demand – [...]

Liberia – Mining: Iron Ore Mining – Overview Iron ore mining and beneficiation was at one stage Liberia’s economic mainstay, contributing as much as 64% total exports which provided nearly 25% of the country’s GDP. However, the civil war that broke out in 1989 halted production from nearly all of the iron ore facilities. Liberia [...]