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Coal / Uranium Mines in China

China has 2,582 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 1st-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 48% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1,884 operating and 440 under construction or proposed. The largest is Zhundong South Surface Mine.

The largest owner-operators are China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd (20), Guizhou Qiansheng State-Owned Assets Management Co Ltd (14) and China Shenhua Energy (12) — China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd alone is named on 0.8% of them. Half of China's coal / uranium mines in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 1,819 with a known date), 680 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Jiangxi Anyuan Coal Mine, dating from 1906. 440 are in the pipeline, led by Shengli East No.2 Coal Mine, proposed. They account for 14% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in China.

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2,582
Coal / Uranium Mine in China
#1
of 63 countries
440
In construction / proposed

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Largest coal / uranium mines in China

Who owns China's coal / uranium mines

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2013 · oldest Jiangxi Anyuan Coal Mine (1906) · newest Shanxi Longfeng Coal Mine (2026) · 1,819 of 2,582 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How China compares · coal / uranium mines by country

Frequently asked

How many coal / uranium mines are there in China?
OverWatts maps 2,582 coal / uranium mines in China — 48% of the world's mapped total, the 1st-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
What is the largest coal / uranium mine in China?
Zhundong South Surface Mine, operated by Xinjiang Tianchi Energy.
Who owns the coal / uranium mines in China?
China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 20 of 2,582 (0.8%). Next are Guizhou Qiansheng State-Owned Assets Management Co Ltd (14), China Shenhua Energy (12) and Guizhou Panjiang Investment Holding (Group) Co Ltd (11).
How old are China's coal / uranium mines?
The median commissioning year is 2013, across the 1,819 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Jiangxi Anyuan Coal Mine (1906); 680 came online in the past ten years.
What new coal / uranium mines are being built in China?
440 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Shengli East No.2 Coal Mine, Dabaodang Coal Mine and Changtan Surface Coal Mine.

Other asset classes in China

Power Plant 11,537Pipeline 1,108Cement Plant 1,094Iron & Steel Plant 458Grid Storage 401Chemical Plant 365Oil & Gas Field 264Iron Ore Mine 201LNG Terminal 168Interconnector 81Export Terminal 74Refinery 30

Coal / Uranium Mines in other countries

United States 599India 552Indonesia 482Russia 257Australia 199South Africa 140Canada 43Turkey 42Ukraine 36Mongolia 33Vietnam 30Colombia 28

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