


Small Scale Mining - Iron ore
Oct 15, 2018 According to a directive released by the Ministry of Land Resources in 2004, opencast mines of iron ore with production capacities 0.6 Mt/yr and lead?zinc ore mines with production capacities below 0.3 Mt/yr are classified as small-scale mines in China. The mining industry has been, and continues to be an important pillar of the nationalIn 2020, Fortescue Mining Group ( FSUMF) had a reported cash cost of $12.78 per ton. 7 This compared to the $18.60 per ton cash cost reported by Vale. 8 Rio Tinto had a cash cost of $15.40 per...
