Four Large-Scale Coal Mines Receive NDRC Approval

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--The National Energy Administration (NEA) recently announced that the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approved four large underground coal mines in August 2013: Xiaojiawa, Liliangdian, Zhujiamao and Gaojiapu.

The Xiaojiawa mine is located in the Liliu Mining Zone in Xingxian County, Lvliang City, in central China's Shanxi province. The project will be the first 10 million-metric-ton, large-scale coal mine developed by China Huadian Corporation (Beijing) in Shanxi. The project will comprise an 8 million-ton-per-year coal mine and an associated coal preparation plant of the same size. Total investment in the project will be about $957 million, excluding the consideration for mining rights. In the initial stage, the coal mine will utilize a shaft-and-slope combined exploiting method with a centralized ventilation system. Coal produced from the mine will be shipped primarily via railway.

The Liliangdian mine, located in the Zhengzhou Mining Zone in Xinzheng City, in central China's Henan province, is owned by Zhengzhou Coal Industry Group Company Limited (Zhengzhou, Henan). The project will include a 2.4 million-ton-per-year coal mine and an associated coal preparation plant of the same size. Total investment in the project will be about $495 million, excluding the consideration for mining rights.

The Zhujiamao mine, located in the Yuheng Mining Zone in Yuheng County, Yulin City, in northwest China's Shaanxi province, is owned by Shaanxi Zhongtai Energy Investment Company Limited (Xi'an, Shaanxi). The project will include of a 1.5 million-ton-per-year coal mine and an associated coal preparation plant of the same size. Total investment in the project will be about $203 million, excluding the consideration for mining rights.

The Gaojiapu mine, located in the Binchang Mining Zone in Changwu County, Xianyang City, in northwest China's Shaanxi province, is owned by Zibo Mining Group Company Limited (Zibo, Shandong), a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group (Jinan, Shandong). The project will comprise a 5 million-ton-per-year coal mine and an associated coal preparation plant of the same size. Total investment in the project will be about $634 million, excluding the consideration for mining rights.

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