Facts and Figures

Here you can find selected data on Austria's mining industry.

954

tons of tungsten

In 2016, 954 tons of tungsten were mined in Austria.
307,660

hours of work

307,660 hours were worked in the mining of iron ores in 2016.
565,892

tons of magnesite

In 2016, 565,892 tons of magnesite were produced in Austria.
5,000

employees

In 2016, around 5,000 people were employed in the mining sector and in the production of mineral raw materials.

Source: World-Mining-Data 2019. Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
Production of mineral raw materials in Austria and its share on the total world production 2017 (incl. international ranking by production volume *)

Raw material	in metric tons	Share on total world production in %	Ranking*
Iron	854,156	0.06	26.
Tungsten	975	1.13	6.
Feldspar	35,000	0.10	35.
Graphite	150	0.02	17.
Gypsum	712,469	0.47	28.
Kaolin	13,500	0.03	44.
Magnesite	730,482	2.87	7.
Salt	1,156,326	0.41	32.
Sulfur	7,691	0.01	49.
Talc	123,558	1.54	14.
Natural Gas	1,742	0.05	60.
Petroleum	741,890	0.02	74.
Oil shales	170	0.00	5.

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