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RANKED: World's top 20 biggest iron ore operations

MINING.com Editor | December 23, 2021 | 12:14 pm Africa Australia Europe Latin America Iron Ore 

Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in the Pilbara began in 1966, with the Mount Tom Price mine (pictured) part of Hamersley mine complex, opening that year. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.) Iron ore is the base metal used to make steel...

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