74% of This Year's Iron Ore Growth Came from Outside the Big Four Miners

Sixteen major miners added about 23 Mt in the first nine months of 2026. The Big Four managed just 0.6 Mt between them. Onslow, Simandou and India's NMDC did the heavy lifting. The 2026 iron ore supply narrative still looks comfortable on the surface. The numbers tell a different story.Sixteen major mining entities produced about ...