Dajinhe Coal is the project company 100% owned by Shanxi Coal, which holds the acquired coal mining rights and assets of Pinglu County Da Wa Coal Industry.

The bureau approved all comprehensive reports prepared on Dajinhe Coal’s geology, preliminary construction design, and safety and environmental impact.

Construction of the production expansion of Dajinhe Coal was also approved to begin on 1 January 2011.

The mine has total recoverable reserves of 10.8 million metric tons and its annual production capacity is expected to expand from 300,000 metric tons before the construction to 600,000 metric tons after the construction and production expansion.

It is estimated that Dajinhe Coal will produce approximately 150,000 to 290,000 metric tons of thermal coal during the construction period.

Puda Coal, through its subsidiaries, supplies high grade metallurgical coking coal used to produce coke for steel manufacturing in China.