As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

China is the world's largest importer of iron ore, with imports exceeding 917 million tons in the first 10 months of 2022.

It also said the federal government's decision would check the downward trend witnessed in steel exports in recent months.

The province's total import and export value from January to October hit 282.46 billion yuan ($39.73 billion), up 16.4 percent year-on-year.

BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Among them, Inner Mongolia imported 19.13 billion yuan of coal from Mongolia, up 150.1 percent year-on-year.

It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal.

As legacy technologies fail to keep up with the growing demand for advanced mining activities for increased outputs and greater profits, management consulting company GlobalData believes artificial intelligence (AI) can help.