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 March 2013 roundup includes details of the preliminary feasibility study on ASX-listed WPG Resources’ A$1.58-billion Giffen Well project, in South Australia; ASX-listed iron-ore miner Legacy Iron’s plans for the proposed spin-off of its gold assets into a new entity; and Brazil’s federal Department of Mineral Production’s approval of ASX-listed iron-ore developer Centaurus Metals’ economic development plan for its flagship Jambreiro project, in Brazil.

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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