According to the Coal Mine Security Supervision Bureau of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, in 2010 the region produced 782 million mt of coal, an increase of 181.4 million mt compared to the previous year, thus becoming the first region in China to produce more than 700 million mt of coal in a single year.
There are currently over 1,000 coal mines in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. During China's 12th five-year plan period (2010-15), the Inner Mongolia government plans to give priority to the construction of several major coal projects, including the Eerduosi, Xilinguole and Hulunbeier projects.