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production level in the sector is for coal, which since 1994 has almost doubled production from 456 Mt/year 4 to approximately 815 Mt/year in 2008. 5 Iron ore also has a very high production rate, having grown from 129 Mt/year in 1944 to approximately 340 Mt/year in 2008. 5 Increasing