§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his latest information as to the known world reserves of iron ore and as to the annual world consumption, respectively.
§ Mr. EmeryA United Nations survey published in 1970 gave the following estimate of world resources of iron ore (in million tonnes):
Reserves Potential Ore Total 251,300 531,200* 782,500* * Excludes figure for Australia. The present annual world consumption is about 750 million-800 million tonnes.