COAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES IN MANCHURIA AND CHINA PROPER AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REGIME

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• Publication Date: May 16, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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COAL AYD PSTRQ.X RL3CCRC89 IN t;: NG WRU AND CHZ4* PRC SR
L14'D THEIR umMum JT UN ThM HII3E COS[ NI3? RS Z4E
(PAR? I)
CCZ?TT3
Cool Rsssrvss aM Prodrttioz in riaa ria a China (,rs-war)
TP. Extent of Csa1 Rswsrwas as Based Upsa Later Data
P. Pstrs1sm Bssoaress in Ch1
Pstrslem In Nasebrrla
Patrol. Resaa:ws in Old Chian ( ih. Central and
3sstd Chian)
Lost tan of Priaoipal Trtrelem Deposits
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nt.'3 in >1, coal rasarrvm~ ! t"'t if htn was ssfwrt#l is
um. 'S''"f million toots. Alta,ou'; .f a -.r. way +it$.'sr as in
upon data t sda ..ii. reserv* :.-. a,, Id b+ *&Id to
xn .uSt ible
t zillion t:.ns and to coepriso 55.6 +r ostrt of rsssrv*o in all
rs sac's s in the five aerthsrn or arins ss had been a vtitt tai .t
SUASL
Ch*rhar
Buty tam .
476
Tsui ter PivS ?roviasss 1UOA7
Heman
S:xsnsi.
Mar Provtnss .
Tst sl for all CkUm
lai :x sottsumod locally and toW sElllsa to f1s* ai113ooe tons tiers being tra,as-
r, s of coal every year, of this toula Rise Mill ion to ten ni.ll i as tone we rs
1'7,1`!
Psreetita,gs of Total
1.3
260 11~!$
25!',,0'.9!
.10000
4v+r thirty fires ttad. r print. cwt -, sa tt, or nnbite-prtrsto assage*sst,
Dr for zuwgaaat? outside fii1aa had be" producing, 16 million t,j A.5 mi:iion
crtod slcotirere.
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P"iv. No 3r ?"]Amon t
. of
7,345.2
2,44x.4
2,431.3
in..
69,2
12,72x.1
l7.9
13,75!.9
3
;,3111.4 7,739.4
3,053.$ 3,053.9
294".2 20"01-IS
215.7 202.2
54.7
12,170.0
W"
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C'ti: i :~~o~s. ess in Csntr& i * ,r?hi s
0:.l i ea?:?rss in Caatral avid : rod`: :z:nei
Coil "seroves in Chtna a.-* saJ `3t mad xitt+ ioct )f t'.e re~,erws
yc:ste9 Ln biorth China. ,-o &I rM- 25X1
?erYes 1-: Shansi : roriap soapria. 5s.."7 per cent of total resew., 1,n C`,Ia ,
an'i if .nis figure is aided to .4.5' tom' cett, the ~-~sa.sgs of tho total ls-
r&te.3 `an 5hhsnsi Provin.-e, it would xaan thaat the time pror:noss et tt.'Lt P.'.7
nsr iw.t )P all soal roeer/ss in Cu. ::i.nConsequently, sTan in coal
N,, r!!, C:iaa aeoonats for 80 per coat of the total whorovq Gntral Cana and
3osth C',izM see.wit for 16 per cent and ,'oar per co.,*, rsspe tivs1y. Coal
rsser"s in Centel and South China .gad :era estimated 4%t .0 ,tllicz '747 :atliion
tone mi four billioe 293 million twat :-Ospeatively
aaaRserves in Oeia t rsl i South Ch ma t
(in ftv~.Uor.q "f-to
~oY
~ s
Persrnt+& e
ti iTfsu
217
.:Yttiasa
I0~
v.3.,
Miz iei
360
C .1
992
3.40
H1apsh
44O
.la
i at a
1m,764
:.72
9seo!?r~aa
9,S7A,
4.05
5.63
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Csl r.s*rvss in b bated 4 ittho
M4114, lea. f . 11, or 10 tint' ' t ties (Not* 2i*
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T s army mdo b the Shms Iraq ad s1 W-I bm
:? ~ !a ppsrts the 20 billion toss .it *its. 7tad s Of this war
r+- d' s t In the tall bs1 s
U012-of t of r
1111609
1A,000
offal" Pr. ta.M
14520
~- of 2941 ;Ls serrs a s b-od U
$aa?IdsaL
,3,L0~"!
C-la r
1-,~b,7W
aft" ft"Mm
3 ,400
MrtsaNbiaaL
1.4x'-,~+DO
li~Y~Rsa .
1,7?5,770
Lima
cht-tars
f11.no
TOwspet
MAW
Jots
T1 om u-s ate' varying now 4zta, aM sona. *tl7, arrt*g OlLawes
ss ,rtjt,r it, 6
one, sxd bald that ate if t2 is added to the ? 1 :xili1r, t xs f
the tats) wul.a be ~dlliom tons, Reed ?$t * to
C, 3siss. Garsrrrsesit rUpqfta, ar s e a" bRi lli'r, V1,11 . to x . s of
j .': rrir as alcus, and if tbsss err a,. to those in ttr as Tart umrx~,,
r*MgLofts of 3s sI v* s SOP
ehs , sat ~ofti ?*tas it is ?.aimad that Ct,i.aa * ry,~.h:;
'*s*f res the third lsrj.st r*owr to '1d.
. s . i oso es are s3 atmi*4 u *AA .1a or* && of
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Xtu"soo
j. a liars, 70u. his
#m.. sst last ss ^ads 1Ir" V w ftommads PZ..a : rd r
P::if.1nod ;M42 cft of $* saer2 7[ ti, x3ay1 7 207 t act aft -11:r.Y t:.
",Von tress, t ,Ptativjy, of 19 aat iaaa, Eati*ai t?s Of r 4 PM-
'. .! C\taa has bsan oar Wt t t* It" t rive Xswr ,, an siras s 11r3
2 ?'? ti.*s*
.62 timm
(Bart: T! a&ztami tr' , 1r~rtsrr the w,.,r 1' 1 j is
r.p.rtid to tl8t M l t ? ai'.. ~.aii foal,
at
( S S i TJbiPAO), the 2.atsst.. fte rse?iw seal Mod oil pr0dsetton for
".Courting to th? Iii 1957 Of Um KN'W ^t: K. hl
I Lomsd P'.diettaa - Idutti ? s na.-ac.,ca
r4w .1957 -9 r
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a,- i-a-. amtly, IA would eras t"t mw 0 W~Un an
!fir pwt y*t &t sow pr stim 1* lfas&*ria is aaU to h VO boft
No 25 du1 t 3** tboftmd 1 %
pa rut. fl r givm is the w.,.y aQDistud by th?
Offt.. of iiw awe* : *MA" Railway we given tars as
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-17,
Nl:%iscurs 20 Ottt all LnILVAU )4an bsria t
F-I,dssus soil output in all China, ine1* t was jr
?9.?.
--.r it is given in two differ,wt figures: 66 millirn. 17) thotts.ad
. .s, ar 5.. 7ail..ian 647 thuusaad tons. (fiats .
(in i0, X0 thousand tans)'
3i34.2
93
6617
?9
5501
523a
1'h, above figares appear In.the a-dasin, ehsns1v. lkonssti,
,ii;2 CH2 cW)UPA+)) published 1.2 February 1953 ---- i`~"
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1f ? st isatr,s of .hangs s in later 0 *41 pmdtstion are mad, on t'>
L.sis of 3ata ara omoed up to the prese* l 31aiC' 3hao-vsn
I.u: ;-6 1.,'1381/2S4J.), C*)U 1 1a:. (CYf`. 4/1 Vi317I ), any iC Too-fa
3, FAni by taking the um seta of 1043 fl-pres as the bass, the
,.;t, in Moral, v.u14 be as fol.owss
wb
11ar Wax (Note )
1 O0
50.6%
15F 51 69.E
9"
Pr &Wtiaa aseerdtag Prsc ition aosordiaa
1.e t (got. 1) to ~ gtre ?,~ _ ~.. -r; c
66,170
29e?77
38,776
4'~,79d
' 9, 533
3"1,533
(fat t hot a aisi s of 52, 667
Lose )
30,.61
3',432
4",382
Ws 382
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TII Z. Data on Pot k tl al 04%gsk
Thor* are praettsally no adegasto data by whisk it would lie possible to
ds+i with pot.*ial MlimtJa output, but the followtU esttsat s of At r?
ocw l cMTkt ?apa411y in Nertb Ch na attic found an pap 225 of the 193t is *%" of
the Spa EaeaoaMe Taa # Ank (MINA UI Z I * (PO) s
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Cw*rai DistriA
Ch1zSh3i"g Cbs 4Wftg,
PAOM a ant,}
acv* bars Distrust
s Ta's Wdrs
Cniaotsos
5 the rig %eaat a1
(I ; Lin iirapu,
Mom sa-
Wortbwra S>hant g
(POShan, Tsasblu a,
Cbsa +a riu)
Csa1 a-4cp4t aapaeL Goal Out-t ca;xOtty Ca3.'
Am rati.aaal *.sha- when Present aaaai- ba ' .-e :' a
nizatt3a to vartous tior.a at va-ioun e1:1-
aching districts is tam iatrinits are ran-
Io^ezal.sted
xM
550
W.et.i Distrust 10!
(Tat,o,g, I sia. q & a) I W,
30*tbsrri Sbaasl
(?raiy w arsa, Nsishsate
i~ou, **g, Iaaphrw)
W
145
80"
.died and : ec>Ns4
7s 14
45
Osrs, North CMr l*s been dlvi&d Into six iais dsrtly
opsrattft units for the sake of 90m,e. Tlee dsgres
or tssbsiaal dsVel,pteat soma ty the term "ratiamal
aesbsnisallet? sise4 brrs, is not slsr, but It so.*, that
it asset to the dsgroo that threefold tncrsase in ; re--
dwtiw would be possible,
IZ. t"e O9wrssY) aaeb Ossa std Oil Prsdustion Report$ by the Red Ch'ans .
Attar the 0)453 Osslogi,sal 3%rT*T PlsN' was adopted at the Na ticaal
Gsologiaal Operatiots Oentersere hold in Nrveaber .195, pstsaatic searV.ys of
e4a2 and other aiaisral resseassa wiere osrshrtsd. Judging fros frsvrsdtary data
tos>d in nowspapsp, as stns and other artieles. it swam that a au b.r of .&&1
aWand, sit Holds have best dlsss*srrwle,
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ow deal fields have tiesn disoovoved in Huainkn in additiaa
to those in P fioghsiani and Shu'..;c f oushane Rs serve s in
Ihminan are estiaatod at over use billion tans.
A son! field with reserves os.~projd.aatsly two hl_1i,m toes
has been disse v ersd sieth 3f the TLeis hat. no r tain 'an
in 31ahtaas.
(3 ;depletion of the great open a!no at the Fo ahsin s , r,1 Mints
is asatioard as oar of the aohi.ve sate in 1952. This owe
nine is said to be larger they the Fushun opal mint i-nd ow
of the largest in the world. real production of alts sine land
been expected to mash four ailliea tans is 1954.
~..'i The Chihli seal nines (ant nd of it itaneous ie.:L,g in
aaaltiple shafts), the Haoi.:ang etaal aides (scam1st0 ~*shan.?stio :`,
and the Tatuag seal aims may be nerd as exaapir. a w`..re prod o--
tivity has been rapidly increased through inntrstuet{ors of trw
t+sshniques avid machinery,
Lt is reported t)wt the Rod Chine.. G. ernesnt had di rested 64 per
cost of tnvestneMt in petrolcsa industries toward snrv a; s of oil : e-
s7,irees (1950), W. ooupleted oil iurroys principally ir the nort-r,st,
and had achieved oensiderablo rese:.ti. Among the nort`areet oil fields
newly dissorrered in the Cbimah 1 san, Kiantie, and Shan p.i basins, the
prineipal oil field is the Twos oil fisli and its ore3uotim in :9L7
was three Million 970 tbomsand galles-s of gasolirw and one aillioa,750
thous?ind gallons of bsroser. It is said that pr*&AeUoa in 195.: was
inoreas.d by 30 per neat.
T,,* Fus:'wn.#2 Pe:roleaa Plant, the greatest 3.n Gh,.na, had not t?.en
in operation sines 1946, bet it has been announced that large seal o
reps3r9 on it have beg= rsos * y, and it will begin :Yetrolova pro-
duetion in 1954.
(Psebist dispatsh of 10 Jens 1953 - New China ?News
Ase"y (IM11 & 3M).)
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