The Datong Coal Mining Group (Chinese: 大同煤矿集团公司; pinyin: Dàtóng Méikuàng Jítuán Gōngsī) is a third-largest state-owned coal mining enterprise in China, after Shenhua Group and China Coal Group.[1] It is located at Datong City, the second largest city in Shanxi Province which has the greatest coal deposits in China.
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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | Coal mining |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | People's Republic of China |
Key people | Party secretary and chairman: Mr. Wu Yongping |
| Products | Coal |
| Services | Coal production |
Number of employees | 200,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Datong Coal Industry Company Limited |
| Website | Datong Coal Mining Group Company Limited |
Formerly Datong Coal Mining Administration, it was established in 1949. In 2000, Datong Coal Mining Administration was reconstructed as Datong Coal Mine Group Company Limited.[2]
Its subsidiary company, Datong Coal Industry, was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2006.[3]
In an effort to reduce overcapacity production, improve recycling of resources and achieve green development, the company began developing a circular economy approach in Datong.[4] To that end, it sought to expand its business activities into other industries in order to obtain a degree of diversification and to utilize byproducts of its coal production, such as thermal power plants.[5]
