COAL MINES

With some of the world ’ s richest coal deposits , the Moatize coal mine is number four on our list . Located at Moatize in the Tete Province of Mozambique , the coal mine currently holds an estimated recoverable coal reserve of 1,498.8 million tons as of December 2012 . Officially inaugurated in May 2011 , the Moatize mine is operated by mining giant Vale , who holds a 95 percent interest in the mine site . Vale plans to spend $ 6 billion to expand the site in the second half of 2014 , increasing production from 11 million tons to 22 million tons per year . Vale has also invested in two African railroads that connect to ports – Sena and Nacala Corridor – in order to transport the mine ’ s output .

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Belonging to Shenhua Zhungeer Energy Co . Ltd , the Hei Dai Gou mine is one of China ’ s largest open-pit coal mines . Since 1999 , the mine has been producing low sulphur and low phosphorus coal with an annual output of 31 million tons . Located in the central Zhungeer Coalfield in Inner Mongolia , the mine is situated closely to highways as well as the Dazhun electrified railway . The Hei Dai Gou mine is China ’ s first coal mine to use AC Powered Walking Dragline . The mine is estimated to contain 1.5 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves .

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