WEEKLY: China mines' iron ore output rises, stocks drop further

Production of iron ore concentrates among Chinese mining companies expanded during the past week, with miners across the country resuming operations after regular maintenance stoppages, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

During November 7-13, the combined output of iron ore concs among the 186 domestic mining and concentrating enterprises under Mysteel's regular tracking averaged 474,800 tonnes/day, higher by 6,100 t/d or 1.3% on week. During the same period, the average capacity utilization rate of these sampled steelmakers also climbed 0.8 percentage