The company did not provide a new figure. The guidance was previously revised downwards from an initial 10mn t.

Overall Russian coal output fell in the first quarter of this year, but some coking coal mining firms raised output.

BHP is one of the world's largest exporters of iron ore and hard coking coal. It also ships thermal coal and copper.

Gladstone, DBCT, Hay Point and Abbot Point operated at a combined utilisation rate of just 75pc in 2019 and the distribution was uneven.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] SOUTH32 expected to complete the sale of its stake in its South African Energy Coal (SAEC) business to Seriti Resources in the December quarter, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had delayed a review of the South African manganese smelt...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Responded to market conditions to maintain the financial strength of our business by suspending the remaining US$121M of our current on-market share buy-back program and lowering FY20 sustaining capital expenditure guidance, including equity...

Pakistan’s International Steels profit plunged 72% to PKR 655.6 million in the nine month period ended March 31, 2020.

Keetac can produce about 6 million net st of iron ore pellets each year.