US iron ore output down 1.9 percent in February from January

US iron ore production in February this year amounted to 4.13 million mt, decreasing by 1.9 percent compared to January and up 22.5 percent year on year, according to figures from the Mineral Industry Survey released by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Meanwhile, US iron ore shipments in February this year totaled 194,000 mt, falling by 92.6 percent compared to the previous month and down by 73.2 percent compared to February 2014.
 
In the first two months of this year, US iron ore production totaled 8.34 million mt, compared to 11.7 million mt registered in the January-February period of 2014, while US iron ore shipments amounted to 2.81 million mt, decreasing by 36.7 percent year on year.