NDRC: 16 Open-pit Coal Mines with Annual Capacity of 250 Million mt Will Resume Production

SHANGHAI, Aug 25 (SMM) – In order to speed up the utilisation of advanced coal production capacity, relevant state departments and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous government have actively promoted the continued land use of open-pit coal mines for the resumption of normal production as soon as possible.

Following the approval of more than 20 mines last month, another 16 open-pit coal mines in Ordos have recently obtained approval for the continued land use, with a production capacity of about 25 million mt/year. More open-pit mines with a total capacity around 50 million mt/year will gradually obtain the approval in mid-September. After all these mines resume normal production, the monthly output will increase by over 7 million mt.