Coking coal output in Shanxi seen rising after dip

The coking coal supply in North China's Shanxi province, the largest producing hub in China, will likely to hover lower this month, Mysteel's latest survey results show, reflecting local authorities' strengthened efforts to curb coal mining beyond the approved capacity and last Monday's fatal mine accidents.

Average raw coal output ready to be processed into coking coal at the 275 coking coal mines in Shanxi surveyed by Mysteel reached 999,700 tonnes/day over March 11-15, lower by 371,800 tonnes or 27% on year, new survey data shows. Within the total, raw coal output among the surveyed mines