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China to shut down two coal mines each day

Frik Els | October 12, 2013 | 7:55 pm Energy China Coal 

China's appetite for coal is insatiable. Of the 2.9 billion tonnes of global coal demand growth since 2000, China accounted for 2.3 billion tonnes or 82%. China now accounts for 47% of global coal consumption – almost as much as...

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