Iron ore futures close lower.

China steel futures close lower.

Iron ore futures open higher.

From the perspective of demand, in June, the Southern region ushered in the rainy season, with rainstorms and floods in many places.

The Queensland government will fast track approvals for Switzerland-based mining firm Glencore's A$1.5mn ($1bn) Valeria thermal and coking coal mine, as it seeks to boost the state's economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK-South African mining firm Anglo American has restarted its 6.5mn t/yr Moranbah North coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, four months after a seam collapse forced its closure.

Japan's Tokyo Steel announced its sixth increase for ferrous scrap prices this month, effective on 13 June, as its previous rises failed to boost scrap flow to some mills.

US coking coal mining firms were put in a position of running up high inventories at the start of the third quarter.