DAILY: China's thermal coal mine-mouth market sizzling, prices up

China's thermal coal mine-mouth market witnessed revived trading activities on Monday, with more buyers sending trucks to coal mines in North and Northwest China to meet rising demand induced by scorching weather and improved market sentiment.

Apart from their normal delivery of long-term contracts, which remained a priority, most coal miners also reported quite smooth offtakes of coal cargoes that were available for other buyers in the market. Sources said trucks sent by the neighboring coal wash plants and portside traders were in queues at