WEEKLY: Thermal coal supply rises at Chinese mines; stocks stable

Thermal coal availability from Chinese mines increased slightly last week, after some mines resumed production following stoppages while others stepped up production, the results of Mysteel's latest survey show.

Over June 7-13, the daily output of the 462 thermal coal mines that Mysteel surveys nationwide had gained by another 2.1% on week to average 5.63 million tonnes/day, an eleven-week high. Notably, the surveyed mines in North China's Inner Mongolia saw their average capacity utilization rate recover to 87.2% as