China’s iron ore output down 1.8 percent in January-July

In the first seven months of the current year, China's raw iron ore production amounted to 447.217 million mt, down 1.8 percent year on year, as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

In July alone, China’s raw iron ore production totaled 64.76 million mt, decreasing by 4.3 percent year on year.