Low quality, low-tech and dangerous

State news provider Xinhua reports the China National Coal Association (CNCA) has announced that the number of China’s large-scale coal ventures decreased by 1,500 to 6,200 in 2012 through a number of measures.

China shut down 628 small coal mines, improved technological processes of 622 mines, merged 388 mines and phased out 97.8 million tons of outdated production facilities during the year.