Hongqingliang Coal Mine

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Hongqingliang Coal Mine (杭锦旗西部能源开发有限公司红庆梁煤矿) is located within the Taran Gaole Mining Area of Inner Mongolia, China. Its annual production capacity is designed to be 6 million tonnes(Mt) a year.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Zhaojun Town, Dalad, Ordos, Inner Mongolia

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Coal Mine Background

In July 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ratified the construction of Hongqingliang Coal Mine located in Taran Gaole Mining Area, with a total production capacity of 6Mt/year.

The construction of the principal part of the project started since May 2012 and completed until June 2018. In the same year, the Hongqinghe Coal Mine entered into the phase of experimental operation.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Hangjinqi West Energy Development Co.
• Parent Company: Shanxi Zhongbo Real Estate Development Co (40%), Beijing Energy Group(37.38%),Shougang Group(1.12%),China Coal (1.12%), others(20.38%)
• Location: Zhaojun Town, Dalad, Ordos, Inner Mongolia
• GPS Coordinates: 39.875788,109.367767
• Status: Constructing
• Production Capacity: 6 Mt/year
• Total Resources: 1312.55Mt
• Minable Reserves: 810.28Mt
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Size: 48.58k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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