Resources and Production of Coking Coal and Anthracite in China

The characteristic of coal resources is nonuniform distribution in regions and coal ranks in China. The properties of coking coal and anthracite are related to their coal-forming periods. The production capacities of coking coal and anthracite are great and can satisfy the demands of producing coke and blast furnace PCI. The capacities of coking coal preparation are also great. Because of the characteristic of coal resources distribution and the decreasing of high grade coking coal today, the supply of high grade coking coal will be inadequate to meet the demand for rapidly increasing of coke output.