Australian iron ore resources include 400 million tons of demonstrated reserves, 200 million tons of inferred reserves, and a large tonnage of latent resources. The data, likely compiled by Geoscience Australia, describes production from locations like the Middleback Ranges and Yampi Sound. The last update was recorded on 2026-05-07.
Use Cases
- Model long-term iron ore supply based on reserve tonnage categories.
- Analyze regional production concentration based on mentioned locations like the Middleback Ranges.
- Forecast consumption trends based on the historical and projected annual rates.
- Assess the economic viability of marginal and latent resources based on their described status.
Strengths
- Provides specific tonnage figures for multiple reserve categories (e.g., 400 million tons demonstrated).
- Identifies key historical production locations (Middleback Ranges, Yampi Sound).
- Includes historical consumption rates and projections (4 million tons annually, potential rise to 9 million tons by 1970).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-05-07.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-07 06:02:53.476596
- Geography
- Australia and its Territories