FLASH: Suspended coking coal mines in Shanxi rise to 43

The number of suspended coking coal mines in North China's Shanxi province rose to 43 as of November 11, up by three from the previous week, according to Mysteel's latest survey.

This indicates that a total 47.35 million tonnes/year of coking coal production capacity was idled, an increase of 2.65 million t/y from a week earlier, the survey shows. Since the deadly coal mine explosion in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, on May 22, Mysteel's tracking showed that a total of 209