WEEKLY: China's domestic iron ore conc output at 3-mth low

Production of iron ore concentrates among Chinese mining enterprises continued falling last week with more miners across the country reining in output mainly due to mining facility maintenance or insufficient stocking of run-of-mine, Mysteel's latest survey found.

The daily output of iron ore concs among the 186 domestic mining companies under Mysteel's regular tracking declined for the fifth straight week to touch a three-month low of 472,100 tonnes/day during November 29-December 5, lower by 8,100 t/d or 1.7% compared to the previous week. Over the same period,