Hequ Jiuxian Surface Mine

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Hequ Jiuxian Surface Mine (山西煤炭进出口集团河曲旧县露天煤业有限公司) is located in Jiuxian Town, Hequ County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China. Its production capacity is 8 million tons per year.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Jiuxian Town, Hequ County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China.

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Coal Mine Background

The Hequ Jiuxian Surface Mine is operated by Shanxi Coal Import and Export Group Corporation. The mine was formed by the merger and reorganization of eight coal mines including the original Fanjialiang and Shibaozi Coal Industry Company in Hequ County. The approved production capacity is 3.0Mt/a and the mining method is open-pit mining. On June 24, 2016, the project was completed and officially put into production.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shanxi Coal Import & Export Group Corporation.
• Parent Company: Shanxi State-owned Capital Investment Operation Co.
• Location: Jiuxian Town, Hequ County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province，China.
• GPS Coordinates: 39.140067,111.196655(exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 8Mt/a
• Total Resource: 251.15Mt
• Minable Reserves: 231.08Mt
• Coal Type: bit(long flame coal )
• Mine Size: 24.9536k㎡
• Mine Type: Surface Mine
• Start Year: 2016
• Total Investment:

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