Chinese geological workers have found new coal reserves
estimated at 1.4 billion tons in Wenshui County in north China's Shanxi
Province.
Sources from China Coal and Geology Corporation, one of the
organizers of the discovery, said workers sunk six pits and
explored a land covering 74 sq km to the southeastern edge of the
Xishan Coalfield inside Wenshui County before finding the
reserves.
The exploration has proven that the coal is hidden deep, and
coke dominates the reserve, said the sources.
An executive with China Coal and Geology Corporation believed
the prospects for further development is bright.
North China's Shanxi Province abounds in coal resources and is
commonly known as the "sea of coal."?
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(Xinhua News Agency July 24, 2004)