WEEKLY: China's miners' iron ore output, stocks both rise

After a temporary retreat the previous week, production of iron ore concentrates at Chinese mining companies edged up during September 11-17, while mine-side stocks continued to build, Mysteel's survey showed.

During the latest survey period, the total daily production of iron ore concentrates among the 186 mining and concentrating enterprises tracked by Mysteel averaged 444,100 tonnes/day, higher by 1,600 t/d, or 0.4%, from the previous week. Over the same period, the average operational rate among these 186 companies also increased