According to the latest statistics,
China's total
iron ore output increased 28.7% year on year to 31.87 million tons in May 2005.
Total
iron ore production through the first five months amounted to 138.61 million tons, a 24.1% year-on-year increase.
Hebei province, accounted for one third of the
production in
China, produced 10.68 million tons of
iron ore in May, a 41.3% increase. For the first five months, Hebei's
iron ore production rose 45.4% year-on-year to 44.91 million tons.
Liaoning province followed Hebei, producing 6.8 million tons of
iron ore in May, up 24.7% year on year. Liaoning's total
iron ore production for the first five months increased 23.7% year on year to 30.12 million tons.