In the restructuring programmes for mining industry not much attention has been paid to the problems of hard coal quality and its impact on abilities to sale the coal. Domestic coal quality has been reviewed in the study from coal resources, through run of mine to saleable products. These products have been compared to coaIs offered on the world coal markets. The attention has been paid to the requirements of coal users. The relationships between coal mining and power industry as coal mining and coking plants have been investigated with the stress put on economic and organisational matters. The division of coal mining industry into two section: steam coal coking coal, has been suggested. There is necessary to work out the restructuring programmes both for coking coal complex and for steam coal complex.