Zeng Xiaogang, head of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang, has stated that in 2011 a total of 13 new coal deposits were discovered in the region, amounting to an aggregate of 130.7 billion mt of new coal reserves.
The total investment in the relevant coal mining projects has reached RMB 9.266 billion ($1.47 billion).
According to Mr. Zeng, in 2011 Xinjiang also discovered 11 large and medium-sized iron ore mines, with total new reserves reaching 300 million mt.