Iron Ore | Geoscience Australia
May 03, 2017· In 1975, iron ore production was 98 Mt which rose to 858 Mt in 2016, a 756% increase. Iron ore EDR has increased 179% over the same time period (17 800 Mt in 1975 to 49 588 Mt in 2016) and total resources of iron ore (EDR + subeconomic + inferred) have increased from 35 000 Mt in 1976 to 152 083 Mt in 2016, an increase of 335%.