Baiyinwusu Coal Mine

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Baiyinwusu Coal Mine (神华集团海勃湾矿业有限责任公司白音乌素煤矿) is located in within Wuhai of Inner Mongolia. The annual production capacity of it is designed to be 1.2 million tonnes(Mt) per year.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Bayinwusu Village, Hainan District, Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.

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Coal Mine Background

After more than four years with no news reports on the project, the Baiyinwusu Coal Mine appears to be shelved.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shenhua Group Bohaiwan Mining Co.
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group
• Location: Bayinwusu Village, Hainan District, Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China
• GPS Coordinates: 39.835551,106.776748
• Status: Construction(appears to be shelved.)
• Production Capacity: 1.2 Mt/year
• Total Resources:
• Minable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Lignite
• Mine Size: 11.0374k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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