Across China: Gansu

Coal mining area to be built

China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, has approved the plan to build a 7.1-billion-ton coal-mining region in Gansu province, People's Daily reported yesterday.

Ningzheng mining region is located in eastern Gansu, covering an area of 1,100 square kilometers. The mining region was designed to produce 20 million tons of coal annually after construction, which will become one of the largest energy bases in northwest China.