UPDATE: Production restarts at 43 coking coal mines in Shanxi

A total of 43 coking coal mines in North China's Shanxi -- the country's largest coal-producing province -- had resumed operations as of June 1, while no additional suspensions had been imposed on other coal mines, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

The deadly mine accident late on May 22 in Qinyuan county in Shanxi's Changzhi city had triggered a wave of mine-safety inspections across the province, with the accompanying disruptions causing a sharp decline in coking coal supplies, as reported. According to Mysteel's latest survey on June 1, the number of