WEEKLY: China's domestic iron ore concs output falls again

Production of iron ore concentrates by Chinese mining companies decreased during the past week, with maintenance stoppages among the mines in the country's southwestern regions being mainly to blame for the output loss, Mysteel's latest survey showed.

The daily output of iron ore concs by the 186 domestic mining enterprises under Mysteel's regular tracking retreated from the prior week's increase and dropped to 470,200 tonnes/day during December 13-19, lower by 4,000 t/d or 0.8% on week. During the same period, the average capacity utilization rate among these