In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, the Brazilian mining company Vale was the world's leading iron ore mining company, with a production volume of nearly 91.5 million metric tons in that quarter alone. The multinational firm Rio Tinto, with its iron ore operations located mostly in Australia, took the second spot in Q4 2023, with a production volume of nearly 77 million metric tons.
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Mining.com. (February 9, 2024). Leading iron ore mining companies worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023, based on production volume (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279689/worldwide-leading-iron-ore-mining-companies-based-on-production/
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Mining.com. (2024). Leading iron ore mining companies worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023, based on production volume (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279689/worldwide-leading-iron-ore-mining-companies-based-on-production/
Mining.com. "Leading Iron Ore Mining Companies Worldwide in The Fourth Quarter of 2023, Based on Production Volume (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279689/worldwide-leading-iron-ore-mining-companies-based-on-production/
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Leading iron ore mining companies worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023, based on production volume (in million metric tons) [Graph], Mining.com, February 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279689/worldwide-leading-iron-ore-mining-companies-based-on-production/