Huangyuchuan Coal Mine

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Huangyuchuan Coal Mine (神华亿利能源有限责任公司黄玉川煤矿) is a permitted coal mine with an annual production capacity of 10 million tonnes(Mt). Its location lies in the southwest of Jungger Coalfield in Inner Mongolia. It was listed as one of the 10 key projects in the China Western Development Plan in 2007.

Location

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

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Coal Mine Background

On February 13th 2007, it was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for construction.

In 2013, the project entered into experimental operation stage before officially putting into commercial operation.

In 2016, it has passed the final inspection prior to official operation. In the same year, it began its commercial operation.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shenghua & Elion Energy Co.
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group (37.26%), Elion Group (49%), others(13.74%)
• Location: Xuejiawan Town,Jungger,Ordos,Inner Mongolia
• GPS Coordinates: 39.720977, 111.226666
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 10 Mt per year
• Total Resources: 1,373.02Mt
• Minable Reserves: 926.39Mt
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Size: 42.6794k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2016
• Source of Financing:

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