This dataset is a market activity dataset, combining the provincial markets of Limonite ore in the East China region, thus forming the East China regional Limonite ore market group. Transport losses, means of transport, and transport infrastructure are not included in this dataset; they are instead included in the respective provincial market datasets. The East China region includes: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Shandong. Data sources include the Year Book of China Transportation & Communications, China Energy Statistics Yearbook, China Statistical Yearbook, and the General Administration of Customs statistics data, among others.