ArcelorMittal has a global portfolio of 16 operating units with mines in operation and development and is among the largest iron ore producers in the world. In 2012 we produced 55.9 million tonnes of iron ore and 8.2 million tonnes of coal
ArcelorMittal mines iron ore and metallurgical coal. Iron ore is the primary raw material in steelmaking and coal is used as fuel to melt the ore. We are building greater self-sufficiency in raw material production and diversified external markets for our iron ore and coal. Our goal is to achieve a production capacity of 84 million tonnes of iron ore by 2015.
Our acquisition of Baffinland Iron Ore Mines, in partnership with Nunavut Iron Ore, has consolidated our position as a major iron ore producer. As part of this project, we will develop a mine in Nunavut, a territory in the Canadian Arctic.
Our mining projects
ArcelorMittal’s Mining segment has production facilities in North and South America, Africa, Europe and CIS. The following table provides an overview by type of facility of ArcelorMittal’s principal mining operations:
| Unit |
Country |
Locations |
Type of mine |
Type of product
|
| ArcelorMittal Mining Canada |
Canada |
Mt Wright, Quebec |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Concentrate and pellets |
| Minorca Mines |
USA |
Virginia, Minnesota |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Pellets |
| Hibbing Taconite Mines |
USA |
Hibbing, Minnesota |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Pellets |
| ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas Volcan Mines |
Mexico |
Sonora |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Concentrate |
| ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas Peña Colorada |
Mexico |
Minatitlán |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Concentrate and pellets |
| ArcelorMittal Las Truchas |
Mexico |
Lázaro Cárdenas |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Concentrate, lump and fines |
| ArcelorMittal Brasil Andrade Mine |
Brazil |
State of Minas Gerais |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Fines |
| ArcelorMittal Mineração Serra Azul |
Brazil |
State of Minas Gerais |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Lump and fines |
| ArcelorMittal Tebessa |
Algeria |
Annaba |
Iron ore mine (open pit and underground) |
Fines |
| ArcelorMittal Prijedor |
Bosnia
Herzegovina |
Prijedor |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Concentrate and lump |
| ArcelorMittal KryviyRih |
Ukraine |
KryviyRih |
Iron ore mine (open pit and underground) |
Concentrate, lump and sinter feed |
| ArcelorMittal Temirtau |
Kazakhstan |
Lisakovsk, Kentobe, Atasu, Atansore |
Iron ore mine (open pit and underground) |
Concentrate, lump and fines |
| ArcelorMittal Liberia |
Liberia |
Yekepa |
Iron ore mine (open pit) |
Fines |
| Unit |
Country |
Locations |
Type of mine |
Type of product
|
| ArcelorMittal Princeton |
USA |
McDowell, West Virginia, Tazewell, Virginia
|
Coal mine (surface and underground) |
Coking and PCI coal |
| ArcelorMittal Temirtau |
Kazakhstan |
Karaganda |
Coal mine (Underground) |
Coking coal and thermal coal |
| ArcelorMittal Kuzbass |
Russia |
Kemerovo |
Coal mine (Underground) |
Coking coal |