US iron ore production in July this year amounted to 4.44 million mt, decreasing by 1.5 percent compared to June and up by 5.5 percent year on year, according to figures from the Mineral Industry Survey released by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Meanwhile, US iron ore export shipments in July this year totaled 5.64 million mt, increasing by five percent compared to the previous month and up by 7.6 percent compared to July 2017.
In the January-July period of this year, US iron ore production totaled 28.5 million mt, rising by 7.5 percent compared to the same period of 2017, while US iron ore export shipments amounted to 23.7 million mt, up by 4.4 percent year on year.