According to Wikipedia, the figures in 'Another Place' each weigh about 650kgs/1430lbs and were cast in foundries in Halifax, West Yorkshire and West Bromwich, West Midlands.
Now, if you want the real heavyweight stuff you'll need to have a look at Gormley's 'Angel of the North' sculpture.
It's located near Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in NE England. Vital statistics follow:
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Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft) across.
The wings do not stand straight sideways, but are angled 3.5 degrees forward; Gormley did this to create "a sense of embrace".
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Due to its exposed location, the sculpture was built to withstand winds of over 100 mph (160 km/h).
Thus, foundations containing 600 tonnes (590 long tons; 660 short tons) of concrete anchor the sculpture to rock 70 feet (21 m) below.
The sculpture was built at Hartlepool Steel Fabrications Ltd using COR-TEN weather-resistant steel.
It was made in three parts—with the body weighing 100 tonnes (98 long tons; 110 short tons) and two wings weighing 50 tonnes (49 long tons; 55 short tons) each—then brought to its site by road.
The components were transported in convoy—the body on a 48-wheel trailer—from their construction site in Hartlepool, up the A19 road to the installation site 28 miles (45 km) away; the nighttime journey took five hours and attracted large crowds.
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