A coal mine in Linfen resumed production on August 27, but the overall pace of restarts across Shanxi remains slow, with suspensions concentrated in Changzhi's Qinyuan, Luliang and Jinzhong's Lingshi.

Most mines are proactively reducing output due to safety concerns, previous overproduction and underground conditions, with inspections ongoing across the province, keeping regional supply at low levels.

Sxcoal showed that as of August 27, totaling 52 coking coal mines across Changzhi, Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Luliang and Linfen remained shut, involving 56.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of capacity. The number of h