Saturday, November 18, 2000, updated at 15:53(GMT+8)
China
China's Largest Coal Field Starts Another Mine's Operation
China's super coal field Shenfu Dongsheng put into operation Friday another coal mine with an annual capacity of five million tons of coal.
One of China's largest coal mine, Shenfu Dongsheng coal field marked the completion of its first-phase construction of 35 million tons in productivity by operation of the Huojitu Coal Mine, with an investment of 1.946 billion yuan (229 million US dollars). The field will soon start its second phase construction of 60- million-ton in annual output.
The coal mine imported advanced technologies and equipment, and set up most efficient underground transport system, capable of sending out 4,000 tons coal per hour.