Gansu raw coal output exceeds 40Mt last year 2010

Source:en.sxcoal.com, Jan 12, 2011

Northwestern China’s Gansu province recorded 45.32 million tonnes of raw coal production in 2010, the first time to break 40 million tonnes, sources learnt from the provincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety.
The whole year output was an increase of 13.99% as compared with that in 2009, it said.
In terms of ownership, provincial-owned coal mines produced 32.93 million tonnes coal, growing 4.91% year on year; municipal and county-owned coal mines produced 4.32 million tonnes, jumping by 30.78% from last year, and township coal mines produced 8.06 million tonnes, surging 59.37% on year, it noted.
During the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010), Gausu produced a total of 202.6 million tonnes of raw coal, growing 42.58% from that in the 10th Five-Year plan (2001-2005), it added.