WEEKLY: China mines' iron ore output falls during holiday

Production of iron ore concentrates among Chinese mining companies decreased further over the past week, mainly due to regular maintenance at mines in East China, the results of Mysteel's latest survey showed.

During October 1-9, the combined output of iron ore concs among the 186 domestic mining and concentrating enterprises under Mysteel's regular tracking averaged 467,700 tonnes/day, slightly lower by 0.5% compared with the last survey week before the country's eight-day National Day holiday that commenced October 1. A few mining firms