US miner Contura's Q3 met coal sales up 10% on year

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London—US miner Contura Energy, the largest US coking coal supplier, said Nov. 9 it sold 10% more coking coal in the third quarter year on year, and planned to ship 12.5 million-13 million st of met coal in 2021. Contura sold 3.3 million st from the Central Appalachian met coal business unit in the third quarter, up from 3 million st in Q3 2019. Contura sold 3.2 million st of met coal in Q2. Contura in February expected to sell 12 million-12.6 million st of met coal this year. Demand for met coal from India, an important market for Contura, has been relatively stable all-year and buyers continue to seek shipments with demand expected be steady in 2021, Dan Horn, president of Contura Coal Sales Dan Horn told analysts on a call.