一、世界铁矿石的生产、消费现状１．世界铁矿石的生产现状世界铁矿石资源非常丰富，据１９９８年美国地质调查局资料报道，世界铁矿石储量为１６７０亿吨（铁含量为６８０亿吨）；铁矿石储量基础为２７２０亿吨（铁含量为１１２０亿吨），俄罗斯以３４３亿吨铁矿石储量位居榜 I. Status of Production and Consumption of Iron Ore in the World 1. World iron ore production status The world’s iron ore resources are very abundant. According to the 1998 US Geological Survey, the world’s iron ore reserves are 167 billion tons (iron content is 68 billion tons); iron ore reserves are based on 2720 Billion tons (iron content is 112 billion tons), Russia ranks 34.3 billion tons of iron ore reserves