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Mining Products
Sell offers and buy requests for Mining Products, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Mining Products trade
Mining products are the raw materials taken from the ground: industrial minerals, metal ores, slag and ash, and the fuels coal, oil and gas. Buyers are steel mills, smelters, cement and glass makers, refineries, power plants and traders. Contracts are for large tonnages, and the quality is fixed by assay, specification and independent inspection.
Nonmetallic Minerals
Limestone · Gypsum · Silica Sand · Salt · Feldspar · Kaolin · Marble (Blocks & Slabs) · Granite
Ores, Slag and Ash
Iron Ore (Fines, Lump, Pellets) · Bauxite · Alumina · Manganese Ore · Chrome Ore · Nickel Ore · Copper Ore / Concentrates · Clinker · Slag (GGBFS)
Mineral Fuels, Oils & Solid Energy
Crude Oil · Coal (Thermal & Coking) · Petroleum Coke (Petcoke) · Gasoline · Gasoil / Diesel · Kerosene / Jet A-1 · Naphtha · Fuel Oil (VLSFO / HSFO) · Bitumen / Asphalt · LPG (Propane / Butane) · LNG · Lubricating Oils · Biofuels / Biodiesel
Bulk Mining Products offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
Country guides: Iron ore suppliers · Coal suppliers
Who trades Mining Products in the world
Looking at the 24 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the largest importing countries were China, India, United States, Japan. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| United States | USD 231.9 billion |
| Australia | USD 210.5 billion |
| Saudi Arabia | USD 191.3 billion |
| Russia | USD 164.6 billion |
| Canada | USD 131.8 billion |
| United Arab Emirates | USD 129.1 billion |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| China | USD 602.2 billion |
| India | USD 216.4 billion |
| United States | USD 179.2 billion |
| Japan | USD 172.4 billion |
| South Korea | USD 146.8 billion |
| Netherlands | USD 73.1 billion |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Mining Products is shipped
Ores, coal, minerals and cement raw materials travel in bulk carriers, from Handysize to Capesize depending on the cargo and the ports. Crude oil and oil products travel in tankers, and LPG and LNG in gas carriers. Port loading rates and draft limits decide the ship size.
What buyers and sellers compare
Buyers compare the grade of the ore or coal, moisture, impurities, size and the origin, together with the loading port and the shipment period. For fuels they compare the specification and the density, sulphur and heat value.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Mining Products
How are ore and coal cargoes inspected?
An independent surveyor samples the cargo at loading, a laboratory analyses the sample and the certificate is the basis for the final invoice. The contract names the surveyor and the limits.
Which ships carry coal and iron ore?
Bulk carriers. Smaller cargoes use Handysize and Supramax ships, and large ore cargoes often use Capesize ships.