Pohang City / Itabira / Tokyo / Pittsburgh / Santiago / Port Hedland / Cleveland / Geneva / Eveleth / Hibbing / New York / Washington / DC / Kinney / Lorain / London / Sullivan / Brussels / /
Company
BHP Minerals of Australia / Iron Ore Company / CRA Ltd. / Exploration Co. Ltd. / Norcen Energy Resources Ltd. / Roskill Information Services Ltd. / Broken Hill Pty / Hanbo Energy / Dofasco Inc / IOC Ore Sales Co. / USX / RTZ Corp. / Northshore Mining Co. / Hibbing Taconite Co. / Tilden Mining Partnership / Midrex Corp. / Bethlehem Steel International Corp. / VoestAlpine Erzberg GmbH / Tilden Mining Company LC / United States Mineral Resources / Hamersley Iron Pty. Ltd. / National Steel Corp. / Mineracao Corumbaense / Quebec Cartier Mining Co. / Companhia Vale do Rio Doce / M.A. Hanna Co. / Bethlehem Steel Corp. / Pea Ridge Iron Ore Co. / National Steel Pellet Co. / Posco / Northshore Mining Corp. / Cleveland Cliffs Inc. / Luossavaara Kiirunavaara AB / Inland Steel Mining Co. / Samarco Mineracao SA / CAP / Cleveland-Cliffs / Companhia Minera Pacifico SA / Robe River Mining Co. / Mitsubishi Corp. / Minnesota Power / Hanbo Steel Group / LTV Steel Mining Co. / /
Continent
Europe / Asia / North America / /
Country
Venezuela / South Africa / Peru / Norway / France / Japan / Mauritania / Brazil / Canada / Australia / Korea / United Kingdom / China / India / Taiwan / Germany / Mexico / Sweden / Chile / Russia / Austria / United States / Soviet Union / Ukraine / South Korea / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
M&A / Company Expansion / Business Partnership / Man-Made Disaster / Reorganization / Name Change / Funding / Product Issues / /
Facility
Timbopeba Mine / Marandoo Mine / Yandi Mine / ARBED Mine / Los Colorados Mine / port of Ponta de Madeira / Algarrobo Mine / CVRD's Conceicao Mine / Other Sources American Institute of Mining / Kwangyang steelworks / Mine Safety and Health Administration / Steel Institute / Huasco plant / Channar Mine / /
IndustryTerm
steel industries / manufacturing paint / owned subsidiary / nonsteel products / large and diverse / surplus natural gas / Steel products / crude steel production / energy markets / ore producer / steel / iron mining / metal content / pellet chips / hot metal / steel plant data / heavy media / steel-furnace slag / mine-to-market transportation / steel iron / steel industry / energy costs / iron oxide products / cement / steel plants / ore processing plant / gas prices / /
MarketIndex
Consumer Price / /
NaturalFeature
Cape Lambert / Lake Superior / Upper Peninsula / Cuyahoga River / Great Lakes / Lower Lake / /
Organization
Swedish Government / Bureau of the Census / U.S. Department of Energy / Steel Institute / U.S. Department of State / Sources American Institute of Mining / Metallurgical / and Petroleum / Government of the State / American Iron and Steel Institute / Iron and Steel Society / European Union / Lake Carriers' Association / Bureau of Labor Statistics / Securities and Exchange Commission / Western Australia Government / American Iron Ore Association / Mine Safety and Health Administration / State Government / Minnesota Department of Natural Resources / Energy Information Administration / United Nations / Association of Iron and Steel Engineers / U.S. Department of Labor / Brazilian Government / 2/ Unit / /
Person
da Trindade / Tom Price / Pacífico S.A. de Inversiones / S. Kirk Iron / William S. Kirk / /
Position
General / producer / leading producer / ore producer / /
Product
Carajas / Hill Pty / /
ProvinceOrState
Western / Ohio / Minnesota / Quebec / Espirito Santo / Michigan / Missouri / Lake Superior District / New Mexico / Utah / California / Marquette County / Ontario / Western Australia / Texas / Oregon / South Dakota / /
PublishedMedium
the AISI annual / the AIOA annual / /
Region
Western Europe / Western Australia / former Soviet Union / northeastern Minnesota / northern Brazil / northern Quebec / /
IRON ORE By William S. Kirk Iron ore is essential to the economy and national security of the United States. As the basic raw material from which iron and steel is made, its supply is critical to any industrial country.