UPDATE: Restarts among Shanxi coal mines continue

Since late last week, restarts on coking coal mines in North China's Shanxi province had advanced further as of June 8, Mysteel's latest status survey on mine-safety suspensions shows, with more mines expected to resume production this week. But survey respondents warn that disruptions may continue should suspensions be ordered on mines that had resumed their operations.

By June 8, 70 of the 135 coking coal mines in Shanxi affected by the safety inspections had resumed operations after being suspended, up from 61 mines as of June 5. Total resumed capacity also increased to 85.15 million tonnes/year from the 77.65 million t/y three days earlier, according