To Cater to Factories in Far Interior Chungking, Nov. 24. The Chinese Government is' organizing new coal mining companies and enlarging old companies in Szechuen province, following the removal {of factories from coast cities to the interior, according to ar announcement by the spokesman of the Ministry of Economic Affa The spokesman declares that the probable coal reserve of China is estimated, by national geological survey at 246,086,000,000 tons; with 9,874,000,000 tons in Szechuen.
During the past few years, the average production is estimated at 1,200,000 tons in Szechuen.
The new mines will produce 500,- 000 tons a year, while coal production in Szechuen is expected to reach 2,000,000 tons next year.—Reuter.
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