Mine halts trim coking coal supply in Inner Mongolia

Raw coal supply in key coking coal-producing hubs of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has fallen clearly lately, affected by local authorities' tighter checks targeting safety and environmental violations at mines, Mysteel's latest survey found.

In Inner Mongolia's Wuhai city and neighboring Qipanjing county, most of the region's 28.3 million tonnes/year of opencast mine capacity has been ordered for suspension currently, due to local coal resource restructuring and strict "slope management" measures conducted to prevent mine slope collapses and protect the environment. At present, only