The Global Iron Ore market is anticipated to rise at a considerable rate during the forecast period, between 2023 and 2030. In 2022, the market is growing at a steady rate and with the rising adoption of strategies by key players, the market is expected to rise over the projected horizon.
Iron ore is a relatively abundant metallic element (it composes about 5% of the Earth’s crust) and the main raw material used in steelmaking. Around 98% of global mined iron ore is used to make pig iron, which is an intermediate product of the steel-making process. The remaining 2% is used in several applications, such as production of cement, printing inks, plastics, cosmetics (eye shadow), artistic colors, fertilizer ingredients, and pigments. Currently, iron ore is mined in over 50 countries; however, the bulk of production comes from Australia, Brazil and China.
Alien Metals Ltd (LON:UFO) is a global minerals exploration and development company that will shortly make the transition to iron ore producer. The company was formed from Arian Silver in late 2018, retaining some of the companies more valuable Mexican projects before embarking on an acquisition led strategy, headed up by an excellent geological team and targeted entirely on Western Australia.