Located at 16 km southwest of Liulin County, Shanxi Province, Zhaiyadi Coal Mine has a mining area of 13.91 sq.km and has commenced production since 1988. According to the Technical Review Report of John T. Boyd Company, the in-place reserves and recoverable reserves of Zhaiyadi Coal Mine was 78.34 million tons and 52.21 million tons respectively as at 31 December 2007. Currently, the planned raw coal production capacity of the coal mine is 2.1 million tons per annum.
The following is a summary of Zhaiyadi Coal Mine :
Interest in project (%) |
95 |
Principal resources |
Semi-hard coking coal |
Mining method |
Underground |
Year of initial operation |
1988 |
In-place reserves as at 31 December 2007(Mt) |
78.34 |
Recoverable reserves as
at 31 December 2007(Mt)
- Proven reserves
- Probable reserves
- Total proven and probable reserves
|
13.32
38.89
52.21
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Planned raw coal production capacity at present (Mt per annum) |
2.100 |
Coal preparation plant
Year of initial operation
Processing volume (Mt per annum) |
Expected to be the fourth quarter of 2009
3.00 |
Source: Technical Review Report prepared by John T. Boyd Company dated 25 June 2008
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