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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Iron Ore Mining
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Iron Ore Mining:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Iron Ore Mining industry include:- Increasing environmental regulations
- Fluctuations in iron ore prices
- Demand from China's construction industry
- Technological advancements in mining processes
- Shift towards green steel production
- Global supply chain disruptions
- Expansion of electric arc furnace (EAF) technology
- Increased investment in autonomous mining technologies
- Growing emphasis on resource efficiency and waste management
- Trade tensions and geopolitical issues affecting export markets
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Iron Ore Mining company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Iron Ore Mining industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Iron Ore Mining measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 4% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 2% | |||
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 7% | |||
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 40% | |||
| Construction Trades Workers | 10% | |||
| Construction Equipment Operators | 6% | |||
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 6% | |||
| Extraction Workers | 26% | |||
| Underground Mining Machine Operators | 19% | |||
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 13% | |||
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 19% | |||
| Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 9% | |||
| Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics | 8% | |||
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 8% | |||
| Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 8% | |||
| Production Occupations | 11% | |||
| Other Production Occupations | 5% | |||
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 6% | |||
Iron Ore Mining Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Iron Ore Mining industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Iron Ore Mining industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Iron Ore Mining industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Brockman Syncline 1 mine project, Australia – update - NRW Civil & Mining, a division of ASX-listed NRW Holdings, has been awarded a contract by Rio Tinto for work at BS1 mine. (07/10/2025)
- Anthony Albanese’s mission to defend Australia’s $100b iron ore trade with China - Mr Forrest, the Fortescue billionaire, has been Australia’s loudest green iron champion. China has been paying attention and last June Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Fortescue’s Hazelmere Prototype Facility during the Perth leg of his Australian visit. (07/10/2025)
- Ranch leadership wrangles stall Devki tycoon’s iron ore mine plan - A storm is brewing over the allocation of iron ore-rich land to Devki Steel Mills at Kishushe Ranch in Wundanyi. (07/08/2025)
- Investor son of secretive mining heiress comes back into the fold - They are heirs to the fortune made by Lang Hancock’s business partner Peter Wright, and a recent sale means the family now has billions more to spend. (07/08/2025)
- ArcelorMittal Liberia inaugurates West Africa’s largest iron ore concentrator, advancing $1.8 b mining expansion - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel producer, has officially opened a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. (07/07/2025)
- Tata Steel, SAIL run risk of lower margins as ore prices hit multi-month low - Integrated steelmakers control the entire value chain and mine their own raw materials, while non-integrated steelmakers source their raw materials from the market. (07/05/2025)
- Will Australia's $6 Trillion Iron Ore Find Reshape Global Markets? - An abundance of high-quality iron ore and the recent discovery of a 55 billion metric ton reserve have pushed Western Australia into the top spot. Click to read. (07/01/2025)
- Iron ore price slides on weak Chinese demand - The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended 1.32% lower at 708.5 yuan ($98.92) a metric ton. The benchmark August iron ore on the Singapore Exchange lost 0.98% to $93.1 a ton, as of 0533 GMT. (07/01/2025)
- Australia's $6 Trillion Iron Ore Discovery Set to Transform Global Markets - Western Australia's recent discovery of a 55 billion metric ton iron ore reserve and the opening of new mining facilities are set to reshape global iron ore markets and prices. (06/30/2025)
- Chris Ellison-led miner offloads mothballed iron ore mines - Mineral Resources has offloaded mothballed iron ore operations that were once the source of a free kick on mining royalties from Western Australia’s Labor government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. (06/30/2025)
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