China Coking Coal Prices Surge After Deadly Shanxi Mine Blast

The price of coking coal in China jumped by 8% after a deadly mine accident in Shanxi province that prompted safety checks that will affect production over the near term. The most actively traded coking coal contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange hit the equivalent of $186.76 per ton following the accident. Reuters reports that eighty-two people were killed after a gas explosion in a mine in one of China’s largest coal-producing regions, which makes it the most serious mine accident in the country since 2009 at least. The government immediately…