Wudong Coal Mine

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Wudong Coal Mine (神华新疆能源公司乌东煤矿) is located in the East of Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The production capacity of it is designed to be 6 Million tonnes(Mt)/year.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Tiegou Town, New Midong District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

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Coal Mine Background

According to a coal mine report released by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission in January 2019, Wudong Coal Mine was put into operation in 2018.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shenhua Xinjiang Energy Company
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group
• Location: Tiegou Town, New Midong District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
• GPS Coordinates: 43.929294, 87.745344
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 6Mt/year
• Total Resource: 1280Mt
• Minable Reserves: 661Mt
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Size: 20.28k㎡
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 2018
• Source of Financing:

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