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Coal

Strategic Resource

Energy • coal • 1 deposit(s)

World's largest coal producer and consumer. ~60% of electricity from coal. Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi major provinces.

North China Coal Belt

Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Xinjiang

producing
Security:1/5Regulatory:2/5Environmental:5/5
Proved150.00B tonne(recoverable)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:proved
Confidence:85%
As of:2025-01-01
✓No data quality warnings

Sources

  • China Coal Resources
    China Geological Survey, 2025
Base Case

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

= 35.0%

Gross Value

$12.00Tmodeled

State Value

$4.20Tmodeled
Notes: China has 4th largest coal reserves. Produces ~4.5Bt annually.