China 's Department of Land and Resources for the Anhui region has revealed the discovery of more than 4.8 billion tonnes of coal , and almost 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves . officials said the reserves were located in the Huainan - Huaibei region in the north of Anhui . The predominantly coal - bed shale and shale gas reserves are set to give a fillip to the region 's green development .
China's Department of Land and Resources for the Anhui region has revealed the discovery of more than 4.8 billion tonnes of coal, and almost 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. Officials said the reserves were located in the Huainan-Huaibei coalfield in the north of Anhui. The predominantly coal-bed methane and shale gas reserves are set to give a fillip to the region's green development.