Ningxia Yong'an Coal Mine

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Ningxia Yong'an Coal Mine (宁夏阳光矿业公司永安煤矿) is located within the territory of Wuzhong City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. The annual production capacity of it is designed to be 1.2 million tonnes(Mt) per year.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Taiyangshan Economic Development Zone, Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China.

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Coal Mine Background

In April 2015, the National Energy Administration has approved the development of Yong'an Coal Mine located in Weizhou Mining Area of Ningxia, with a production capacity of 1.2Mt/year.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Ningxia Sunshine Mining Company
• Parent Company: Shougang Group (51%), Shanghai Sunshine Investment Group (49%)
• Location: Taiyangshan Economic Development Zone, Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
• GPS Coordinates: 37.423516,106.595505(approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Production Capacity: 1.2 Mt/year
• Total Resources: 234.94Mt
• Minable Reserves: 113.15Mt
• Coal Type: Bituminous(coking coal)
• Mine Size: 21.68k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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