ning: 0pt" lang=EN-US>The coal resource of Anshun city is abundant, the total resource is 197. 25×10<SUP>8 ton, but the distribution is unbalanced. PudingCounty in the north area is the best, the follows are Xixiu district, ZhenningCounty, PingbaCounty, ZiyunCounty in the south area is the lowest. The coal resource and the quality show the feature of ‘good in north area but bad in south area’, the coal seam mainly occurred in Longtan Formation, Wujiaping Formation and other few layer.