China’s iron ore output down 1.9 percent in January-September

In the first nine months of the current year, China's raw iron ore production amounted to 579.93 million mt, down 1.9 percent year on year, as announced by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

In September alone, China’s raw iron ore production totaled 66.93 million mt, decreasing by five  percent year on year.