云南省地处边疆,直接与缅甸、老挝、泰国接壤,距离中南半岛和南亚次大陆比较近,是云南省发展对外开放的地理优势,也是我国边境贸易发展战略的重要前沿阵地。云南省十分重视发展同东南亚各国的经济贸易往来,并把改善云南省出口通道作为“八五”建设的战略重点。云南省煤炭工业的发展面临着一个千载难逢的良机。一、云南省煤炭资源开发现状煤炭资源储量丰富。云南是南方富煤省区之一,预测全省总储量在700亿吨以上, Yunnan Province is located in the frontier, directly bordering Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, and is close to Indochina Peninsula and South Asia subcontinent. It is the geographical advantage of Yunnan’s opening up to the outside world and an important forefront of China’s border trade development strategy. Yunnan attaches great importance to the economic and trade exchanges with all countries in Southeast Asia and regards the improvement of the export channel of Yunnan as a strategic focus of the “Eighth Five-Year Plan”. The development of coal industry in Yunnan Province is facing a golden opportunity. First, the development of coal resources in Yunnan Province Rich coal resources reserves. Yunnan is one of the southern provinces rich in coal, the province’s total reserves forecast at 700 billion tons or more,