Shicaocun Coal Mine

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Chinacoal}} Shicaocun Coal Mine (神华宁夏煤业集团石槽村煤矿) is part of Ningdong Coalfield located in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of 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 Shicaocun Village, Ciyaopu Town, Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

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Coal Mine Background

In December 2008, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ratified the construction of Shicaocun Coal Mine, with a total production capacity of 6Mt/year. The mine started construction in the same year.

In 2011, the Shicaocun Coal Mine began its experimental operation phase.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shenhua Ningxia Coal Group
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group (51%),Ningxia State-Owned Assets Co. (49%)
• Location: Shicaocun Village, Ciyaopu Town, Lingwu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
• GPS Coordinates: 37.943405,106.696881
• Status: Constructing
• Production Capacity: 6 Mt/year
• Total Reserves: 1040.07Mt
• Minable Reserves: 596.71 Mt
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Size: 31.4k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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