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05. Carajás, Brazil KARAGAS is the world’s largest producer of iron ore, with estimated reserves of about 7.2 bn tonnes. Its Mine Operator, Vale, a Brazilian metals and mining specialist, is the world’s largest producer of iron ore and nickel and ...Read more »
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10.Escondida, Chile Ownership of the ESCONDIDA mine at Atacama Desert in northern Chile is divided between BHP Billiton (57.5%) , Rio Tinto (30%) and Mitsubishi-led joint ventures (12.5% combined) . The mine accounted for 5 per cent of global copp...Read more »
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The ORE resources of Aoshan iron mine were discovered in 1912 and developed in 1917 1954: September 1,4 miners with steel drill, Hammer, the implementation of blasting operations, exploded the new China Aoshan Stope to resume production first gun. 1954: In November, Nans...Read more »