Our "Iron Ore Manual" in the English version has obtained high acclaim for its wide ranged data and information on iron ore and the relevant industries. A new 392-page year book covers "international market (price negotiations, steelworks and steel industry, and resources)"; "DRI and pellets"; "statistical data of Japan and the world"; "seaborne transportation and ports"; "regional particulars (China, Australia, S. America, India, etc.)"; and "major events in Jan - Dec/09". We have included four appendices this time.