5 Biggest Iron Ore Producers and Mines in the World

3. BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)

Total iron ore produced as of December 2021: 254 million tonnes

BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) is one of the oldest natural resources companies in the world. The firm was set up in 1851 and it is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP) operates several of the world’s largest iron ore mines. Its Area C and Yandi properties in Australia produced 148 million tonnes of the mineral in 2021. Cumulatively, the firm produced 254 million tonnes of iron in the calendar year 2021, while its fiscal year 2022 production was 282 million tonnes.

BHP Group Limited (NYSE:BHP)’s largest investor is Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management which owns 18 million shares that are worth $1 billion.

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