In 2023, over half a million metric tons of iron was produced domestically in mines in South Korea. Titanium mines came second, with approximately 200,000 tons produced. Of the metal mines in the country, iron ore mines recorded the highest volume of production that year.
Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type
(in metric tons)
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Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (May 1, 2024). Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type (in metric tons)." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (2024). Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Production of Metal Mines in South Korea in 2023, by Select Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Production of metal mines in South Korea in 2023, by select type (in metric tons) [Graph], Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412964/south-korea-metal-mining-production-by-type/
