China Coal Mining Slips as Efforts to Boost Output Ramp Up
- Sept. production down 0.4% from August to 276.96 million tons
- Government recently took measures to allow higher production
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China’s coal production dipped in September as government efforts to reverse some output restrictions are still ramping up.
Coal output by the world’s largest miner last month slipped 0.4 percent from August to 276.96 million metric tons, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. Production dropped 12.3 percent from the same month last year, and has declined 10.5 percent in the first nine months.