WEEKLY: China mines' iron output rebounds, stocks rise further

After the drops recorded during the previous two weeks, production of iron ore concentrates among Chinese mining companies rose during the past week as more mines were brought back into operation after stoppages for maintenance, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

During April 3-9, the combined production of iron ore concentrates among the 186 mining and concentrating enterprises nationwide under Mysteel's tracking rebounded to 477,700 tonnes/day, higher by a marked 16,300 t/d or 3.5% from the previous week, while their average capacity utilization rate also rose 2.1 percentage points on