1、煤炭資源豐富，但人均占有量低。
zhongguomeitanziyuansuifengfu，dankantanchengdujiaodi，jingjikecaichuliangjiaoshao。suoweijingjikaicaichuliangshizhijingguokantankegongjianjing，bingqiekouchulehuicaisunshijijingjishangwulihenanyikaicaichulaidechulianghou，shijishangnengkaicaibingjiayiliyongdechuliang。zaimuqianjingkantanzhengshidechuliangzhong，jingchachuliangjinzhan30％，erqiedabufenyijingkaifaliyong，meitanhoubeichuliangxiangdangjinzhang。zhongguorenkouzhongduo，meitanziyuanderenjunzhanyouliangyuewei234．4t，ershijierenjundemeitanziyuanzhanyouliangwei312．7t，meiguorenjunzhanyoulianggenggaoda1045t，yuangaoyuzhongguoderenjunshuiping。

2、煤炭資源的地理分布極不平衡。
zhongguomeitanziyuanbeiduonanshao，xiduodongshao，meitanziyuandefenbuyuxiaofeiqufenbujibuxiediao。conggedaxingzhengquneibukan，meitanziyuanfenbuyebupingheng，ruhuadongdiqudemeitanziyuanchuliangde87％jizhongzaianhui、shandong，ergongyezhuyaozaiyishanghaiweizhongxindechangjiangsanjiaozhoudiqu；zhongnandiqumeitanziyuan de72％jizhongzaihenan，ergongyezhuyaozaiwuhanhezhujiangsanjiaozhoudiqu；xinanmeitanziyuande67％jizhongzaiguizhou，ergongyezhuyaozaisichuan；dongbeidiquxiangduihaoyixie，danyeyou52％demeitanziyuanjizhongzaibeibuheilongjiang，ergongyejizhongzailiaoning。

3、各地區煤炭品種和質量變化較大，分布也不理想。
zhongguolianjiaomeizaidiqushangfenbubupingheng，sizhongzhuyaolianjiaomeizhongzhong，shoumei、jiaomei、feimeiyouyibanzuoyoujizhongzaishanxi，eryongyoudaxinggangtieqiyedehuadong、zhongnan、dongbeidiqu，lianjiaomeihenshao。zaidongbeidiqu，gangtiegongyezailiaoning，lianjiaomeidaduozaiheilongjiang；xinandiqu，gangtiegongyezaisichuan，erlianjiaomeizhuyaojizhongzaiguizhou。hebitianguanshengchangezhongmeijiaohuayanshebei，qizhongyouliangreyi、dingliuyi、gongyefenxiyidengdeng。

4、適于露天開采的儲量少。
lutiankaicaixiaolvgao，touzisheng，jianshezhouqiduan，danzhongguoshiyulutiankaicaidemeitanchuliangshao，jinzhanzongchuliangde7％zuoyou，qizhong70％shihemei，zhuyaofenbuzaineimeng、xinjiangheyunnan。