US iron ore production in May this year amounted to 3.87 million mt, decreasing by 3.7 percent compared to April and up 7.2 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 May this year totaled 4.82 million mt, increasing by 13.4 percent compared to the previous month and up 3.9 percent compared to May 2016.
In the January-May period of this year, US iron ore production totaled 18.3 million mt, rising by 18.1 percent compared to the January-May period of 2016, while US iron ore export shipments amounted to 12.3 million mt, up 2.5 percent year on year.