Coal Output of Inner Mongolia Reaches 429 Million Metric Tons in First Five Months 2012

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--The coal output of Inner Mongolia, the largest coal producer in China, reached 429 million metric tons (MMT) in the first five months of 2012, an increase of 60 MMT, or 16.6%, from the same period last year, ranking the top in China. Of which, the output in West Inner Mongolia reached 294 MMT, an increase of 17.7%, and that of East Inner Mongolia reached 135 MMT, an increase of 14.3%, according to an announcement from the Coal Industry Administration of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on June 29, 2012.

In May 2012, the coal output of Inner Mongolia reached 93.44 MMT, an increase of 10.95 MMT, or 13.3%, from May 2011. Despite that, the growth of the output in May was smaller, but the safety situation was worse than in previous months. In May 2012, there was one accident that involved four deaths. From January to May 2012, the number of accidents was reduced by two from the same period in 2011, but the death toll was increased by seven to 19, and the death rate per MMT jumped to 0.044, according to the Coal Industry Administration.

According to the Instant Statistic Report, China's coal output in May 2012 reached 326 MMT, an increase of 11 MMT, or 3.49% from May 2011. Of which, the output of state-owned key coal mines reached 172.25 MMT, an increase of 10.38 MMT, or 6.4%. From January to May 2012, the accumulative coal output in China reached 1.56 billion metric tons, an increase of 96.54 MMT, or 6.59%, from the same period last year. Of which, the output of state-owned key coal mines reached 843.64 MMT, an increase of 47.13 MMT, or 5.9%.

From January to May 2012, the accumulative coal output of Shanxi reached 380 MMT, an increase of 47.27 MMT, or 14.3%, from the same period last year, ranking second in China. Of which, the output of state-owned key coal mines reached 210 MMT, an increase of 9.5%; the output of state-owned holding companies reached 49.35 MMT, an increase of 35.2%; and that of local coal mines reached 110 MMT, an increase of 16.3%.

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