Gaotouyao Coal Mine

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Gaotouyao Coal Mine (内蒙古北联电能源开发有限责任公司高头窑煤矿) is located in Zhaojun Town, Dalad Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China.

Location

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

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Coal Mine Background

Gaotouyao Coal Mine is operated by Inner Mongolia Beilian Power and Energy Development Co., Ltd. The construction started in August 2008, with a designed production capacity of 8.00Mt/a, and it was officially put into operation in December 2016. A roof accident occurred and 1 person died on August 24, 2018. On May 8, 2020, another roof accident occurred with 1 death.

Project Details

• Sponsor:Inner Mongolia Beilian Power and Energy Development Co., Ltd
• Parent Company: China Huaneng(77.15%), Guangdong Hengjian Investment Holding Co.(7.75%), National Energy Investment Group(3.54%), Others(11.56%)
• Location: Zhaojun Town, Dalad Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
• GPS Coordinates: 40.019808,109.639961(exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 8Mt/Annual
• Total Resource:1995.63Mt
• Minable Reserves: 766.45Mt
• Coal Type: bituminous (non-caking coal)
• Mine Size: 99.445k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: December 2016
• Investment: 3228 million RMB

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