Zhundong Surface Mine (Wucaiwan No.3 Surface Mine

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Zhundong Surface Mine (Wucaiwan No.3 Surface Mine) (神华新疆吉木萨尔能源有限责任公司准东露天煤矿（一期）（五彩湾矿区三号露天矿）) is located in Santai Town, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the coal mine located in Santai Town, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

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Coal Mine Background

The Zhundong Surface Mine (Wucaiwan No.3 Surface Mine) is operated by Shenhua Xinjiang Jimsar Energy Co., Ltd. It is a large scale modern coal mine invested by National Energy Investment Group.Wucaiwan mining area in Zhundong Coalfield has a coal-bearing area of ​​901km2 and a coal resource of 30800.0Mt. The mining area is divided into 6 mines (wells) and one exploration area, with a construction scale of 115.0Mt/a, of which the construction scale of the No. 3 surface coal mine is 20.0Mt/a (10.00Mt/a for the first phase of the project). The first phase of the Zhundong Surface Mine completed in May 2014 and passed the environmental acceptance in January 2016 and officially put into operation. On July 7, 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the first phase of the No. 3 surface coal mine with a construction scale of 8 million tons per year.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Shenhua Xinjiang Jimsar Energy Co., Ltd.
• Parent Company: National Energy Investment Group(100%)
• Location: Santai Town, Jimsar County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
• GPS Coordinates: 44.836767，89.148398(exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 8Mt/a
• Total Resource: 1772.8Mt
• Minable Reserves: 1447.35Mt
• Coal Type: bituminous( non-caking coal)
• Mine Size: 24.49k㎡
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 2016
• Total Investment: RMB 6076.29 million

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