Facts and Figures

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

892

tons of tungsten

In 2019, 892 tons of tungsten were mined in Austria.
316,537

hours of work

316,500 hours were worked in the mining of iron ores in 2019.
691,909

tons of magnesite

In 2019, 692,000 tons of magnesite were produced in Austria.
6,700

employees

In 2019, around 6,700 people were employed in the mining sector and in the production of mineral raw materials.

Source: World-Mining-Data 2020. Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
Production of mineral raw materials in Austria and its share on the total world production 2018 (incl. international ranking by production volume *)

Raw material	in metric tons	Share on total world production in %	Ranking*
Iron	897,132	0.06	25.
Tungsten	936	1.15	7.
Feldspar	35,000	0.09	35.
Graphite	150	0.01	17.
Gypsum	836,862	0.51	26.
Kaolin	13,500	0.03	43.
Magnesite	808,239	2.81	6.
Salt	1,176,807	0.41	33.
Sulfur	6,980	0.01	49.
Talc	127,866	1.62	14.
Natural Gas	692	0.02	66.
Petroleum	681,842	0.02	75.
Oil shales	150	0.00	5.

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