| Country | Millions of tons |
|---|---|
| United States (half lignite) | 3,527,000 |
| Canada (three-fourths lignite) | 1,234,000 |
| China | 996,000 to 1,500,000 |
| British Isles | 190,000 |
| Siberia (largely lignite) | 173,000 |
| Germany (including Upper Silesia and the Saar) | 423,000 |
| New South Wales | 118,000 |
| India | 79,000 |
| Russia including Dombrova field (Poland) | 60,000 |
| Austria (chiefly in Bohemia, Silesia and Galicia) | 54,000 |
| France | 17,600 |
Fig. 4.—Coal reserves of chief producing countries, according to “Coal Resources of the World,” in millions of metric tons. Squares are to scale: lines showing relative production are not on same scale as squares.
The reserves of the principal productive coal fields are graphically shown in [Figure 4].
The distribution of the coal deposits of the world and the estimated reserves in these deposits are shown in [Plate II].
GENERAL WORLD SITUATION
The districts with coal for export have been chiefly the British Isles, United States and Germany; there might be included also New South Wales, British South Africa, Japan, French Indo-China, Canada, New Zealand and Spitzbergen. China, with her large reserves, may become an exporter in the future; or, if her industries develop, may find use for her coal at home.
Anthracite of good grade is found in large amounts in Pennsylvania and South Wales only. Poorer supplies are known in Germany, France, Italy, Indo-China, and also in the states of Colorado and New Mexico.
Coking coals in large amounts are found in the eastern United States, Germany and the United Kingdom and are coked extensively. Smaller amounts of coke are made in France, Belgium and old Austria. Relatively very small amounts are made in Canada, Chile, New South Wales, Japan and Spain.
The coal reserve of a country bears no direct relation to its present production, for the latter, which has to be developed in competition with other countries, depends upon relative facility of transportation and proximity of iron-ore deposits, which render steel making and other industries economically feasible.