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Iron Ore in Australia (Strategic Resource) | civic.ng

Resources/Iron Ore

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Iron Ore

Strategic Resource

Metal • iron_ore • 1 deposit(s)

Australia is world's largest iron ore exporter. Pilbara region dominates global supply. BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue major producers.

Pilbara Iron Ore Province

Western Australia

producingExport Ready

Grade: 62 %Fe - High-grade hematite. Direct shipping ore (DSO).

Security:1/5Regulatory:1/5Environmental:2/5

Proved50.00B tonne(recoverable)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved

Confidence:95%

As of:2025-01-01

✓No data quality warnings

Sources

Australia's Identified Mineral Resources
Geoscience Australia, 2025

Base Case

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 30.0%

Gross Value

$5.00Tmodeled

State Value

$1.50Tmodeled

Optimistic

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 28.0%

Gross Value

$6.50Tmodeled

State Value

$1.82Tmodeled

Notes: Australia holds ~28% of global iron ore reserves. Pilbara alone has 50+ years production.