China’s most coal-rich province lacks engineers; supply reduction in 2006?

As the market demands remain high, the coal industry in Shanxi, which has the largest coal reserves in China, is running short of professional engineers like work safety talents and managerial staffs, a research report by the province has found.

…Analysts said that the drastic decline in the coal supply in 2006 can be attributed to the large-scale shutdown of small mines, the crackdown on illegal coal mining, and the curbing of overproduction for the sake of work safety.

People’s Daily