China's 10 largest coal mining groups (in terms of production) produced 1.51 billion tonnes of raw coal in January-August 2026, down 5.64% year on year, according to the latest data released by China National Coal Association.

The output of the top 10 coal producers represented 49.3% of China's total coal output, which stood at 3.06 billion tonnes for the first eight months, a 3.3% decline year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Coal miners (above-designated enterprises) across China produced 361.82 million tonnes of raw coal in August, down 7.7% on the year, NBS data showed. Daily coal output was at 11.67 million tonnes on average.

Meanwhile, Chinese customs data showed the country's coal imports rose 3.4% from the year prior to 310 million tonnes over the first eight months.