FLASH: Coking coal mining in Qingxu halts for gov't meeting

Production at all seven coking coal mines in Qingxu county, Taiyuan city in North China's Shanxi province, has been suspended for four days until July 18 due to tightened safety inspections, market sources told Mysteel Global.

The local government has intensified safety measures while Beijing hosts delegates attending the third Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, which runs from July 15 to 18, as reported. Given that these seven coal mines have a combined production capacity of 10.8 million tonnes/year, the