Ningxia is one of the provinces that have abundant coal resources and its coal industry takes an important role in the development of its national economy in Ningxia. Firstly, this paper makes an in-depth analysis for the current status of and the problems existing in coal industry in Ningxia(ciN), and deems ciN has a weak market competitiveness in coal industry. Then, combined with the analysis of the developing trend of world coal industry, of the influences to ciN after China's entry WTO and the demanding foreground to ciN, this paper puts forward some countermeasures such as the adjustment of coal industry structure, advancement of science and technology, unite of corporations and construction of information, to boost the sustainable development of ciN's coal industry.