Editing Iron ore (section)

=== Brazil ===
[[Brazil]] is the second-largest producer of iron ore after Australia, accounting for 16% of the world's iron ore production. After a somewhat sluggish production volume 2010-2020, partly due to the [[Mariana dam disaster]] in 2015 and the [[Brumadinho dam disaster]] in 2019, which halted the production at the two involved mines, production has increased steadily since 2021, when Brazil produced {{convert|431000000|t|abbr=on}}. In 2022 it increased to {{convert|435000000|t|abbr=on}} and in 2023 to {{convert|440000000|t|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026351/brazil-iron-ore-mine-production/#statisticContainer|title=Mine production of iron ore in Brazil from 2010 to 2023|work=[[Statista]]| date = 2024-04-19| access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>

The Brazilian production is expected to rise by a [[CAGR]] of 2% between 2023 and 2027,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mining-technology.com/data-insights/iron-ore-in-brazil/?cf-view|title=Iron ore production in Brazil and major projects|work=Mining Technology| date = 2024-07-05| access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref> and industry analyst [[Fitch Ratings#Fitch Solutions|Fitch Solutions]] forecasted in 2021 that Brazil's annual production will reach {{convert|592000000|t|abbr=on}} by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mining.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iron-ore-forecast.pdf|title=Global Iron Ore Mining Outlook|work=[[Fitch Solutions]]| date = 2021-08-26| access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>