FLASH: Seven Shanxi coking coal mines halt operations as rain knocks out power

Relentless rainfall has caused power outages at seven coking coal mines in Liulin county, Lvliang city, North China's Shanxi province, leaving a combined 10.35 million tonnes/year of production capacity idled, Mysteel learned on August 4.

A substation line in Liulin has failed lately after days of heavy rain, forcing the seven mines to halt operations. Mysteel learned that the power outage at the mines could continue to last up to four days. One mine has restarted as of August 4, and the rest are expected