China produced 79.3 million tonnes of run-of-mine (ROM) iron ore last December, lower by 4.4% on year and on month, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This brought the country's full-year ROM iron ore output in 2025 to 983.7 million tonnes, 2.8% below the

Inventories of imported iron ore stockpiled at China's 45 major ports under Mysteel's regular tracking rose for the ninth consecutive week during January 16-22 to 167.7 million tonnes, setting a fresh record. This represented an on-week increase of 2.1 million tonnes, or 1.3%, according to the lates

Inventories of imported iron ore sintering fines held by Chinese blast-furnace (BF) steelmakers climbed further during the past week, signifying more widespread restocking moves among steel mills ahead of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday.

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto shipped 326.2 million tonnes of iron ore (100% basis) from its operations in Pilbara, Western Australia during the past calendar year 2025, down by 1% from the previous year, according to the company's latest quarterly production results released on Wednesday.

The volume of outbound iron ore from Port Hedland, the top iron ore dispatch terminal in Western Australia, totalled approximately 575 million tonnes during 2025, the highest volume on record, according to the latest data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA).