Iron Ore Department for Energy and Mining
World iron ore production in 2013 was billion tonne, with the major producers being China, Australia, and Brazil. Production in Australia was 530 Mtonne. South Australian total production in 2013 was in the order of 12 Mtonne, including Mtonne of magnetite direct shipping ore, and 665,000 tonne of magnetite concentrate. Ore production in Australia is overwhelmingly from highgrade