The Iron-Ore Roundup provides readers with a synopsis of mining activity in the iron-ore sector during the past month. The roundup presents the information in an easy-to-read disaggregated format, covering exploration and feasibility studies, projects, operations, labour and safety, logistics, corporate activity, general trends and supplier news in the sector. Each summary is preceded by a headline, highlighting the country and the type of activity.

The May 2013 roundup includes details of ASX-listed Centaurus Metals’ maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource for the Canavial project, in Brazil; the official opening of  iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals’ Firetail mine, in Western Australia; and  the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia’s approval of Iron Ore Holdings’ iron-ore export facility near Dampier, in Australia.

This roundup is a summary of information published in Engineering News and Mining Weekly, as well as information available in the public domain.

The report does not purport to provide analysis of market trends.

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