Mine disruption spurs met coal price rise

摘要

Metallurgical coal spot pricesresumed their climb Friday, prompted byAnglo American’s force majeure at the GermanCreek Grasstree underground mine, accordingto sources.Premium low vol hard coking coal wasassessed up 50 cents/mt to $213.50/mt FOBAustralia, Friday, after remaining unchangedover the last five days due to the ChineseGolden Week holidays and international marketparticipants waiting for the fourth-quarterbenchmark contracts to be finalized.