Recently reviewed major projects by the Ministry of Land , " the national coal resource potential evaluation " shows the total coal resources of 5.9 trillion tons , delineation forecast area 2880 , an area of nearly 450,000 square kilometers , the amount of 3.88 trillion tons forecast resources .

China National Administration of Coal Geology by the responsible Chinese General Administration of Coal Geology Exploration Bureau First , China University of Mining ( Beijing ) , China Administration of Coal Geology Bureau of aerial remote sensing assumed " national coal resource potential assessment " project results recently review by the China Geological Survey Bureau . As one of the Ministry of Land , " National Mineral Resource Potential Assessment " project , the project implementation time from 2006 to 2013 , which lasted for eight years. Project proposed regionalization of coal resources , coal resources developed multi-objective comprehensive evaluation method. Delineation of the national total forecast area 2880 , a total area of ​​428,400 square kilometers, the amount of 3.88 trillion tons forecast resources . Comprehensive evaluation results predicted , the total coal resources within the country 5.9 trillion tons 2,000 meters , where exploration for reserves of 2.02 trillion tons of coal resources , predict the amount of 3.88 trillion tons of resources .