Guizhou is known as the Jiangnan Coal Sea. Liupanshui City is one of the largest coal producing areas in Guizhou, also known as the "Coal Capital of Jiangnan", is the largest coal producing area south of the Yangtze River. Its four counties, districts and special zones are both coal-rich areas, with potential reserves reaching 84.4 billion tonnes. As of the end of 2008, there were 106 proven coal resource reserves and production areas, with resource reserves of 17.4 billion tonnes, and retained coal resource reserves of 16.82 billion tonnes.
Rich coal resources have made Liupanshui a key coal base in China. In addition to traditional large state-owned mines, there are also many small and medium-sized coal mines in various locations. The industry development planLiupanshui Coal Mine shows that during the 11th to 12th Five-Year Plan periods, the city will have 40 pairs of large and medium-sized local coal mines and 308 pairs of small-scale coal mines. an important pillar industry in Liupanshui, supporting half of the local economy.