FLASH: Mega opencut coal mine in China's Xinjiang starts trial run

The mega coal mine Yankuang Qineng No. 4 Opencast Mine in Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, officially began trial operations on July 1, according to its operator Xinjiang Yankuang Qineng Coal Industry Co., Ltd.

The No. 4 Opencast Mine, developed by Shandong Energy Group – the parent company of Yankuang Qineng – is one of the group's key ventures in the coal-rich Xinjiang region. With a design capacity of 23 million tonnes/year, it mainly produces high-quality non-caking coal with high calorific value, low