This article presents information about lichens of five Kryvyi Rig iron ore dumps. 58 species of lichens from 29 genera and 16 families were found. One species – and Trapelia obtegens (Th. Fr.) Hertel is rare for the champaign area of Ukraine. Most species of lichens are represented epiphytic (21) and saxicolous (20) ecological groups. Also noted 8 soil and 9 habitat generalists. Most often on iron ore dumps are species Candelariella aurella (Hoffm.) Zahlbr., Lecanora dispersa (Pers.) Röhl., Massjukiella polycarpa (Hoffm.) S.Y. Kondr., Fedorenko, S. Stenroos, Kärnefelt, Elix, J.S. Hur & A. Thell, Phaeophyscia orbicularis (Neck.) Moberg, Physcia adscendens (Fr.) H. Olivier, Rinodina pyrina (Ach.) Arnold and Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr.