Haizhou Mine

Haizhou Coal Mine

Useful Information

Location:	Fuxin, Liaoning province
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Classification:	Coal Mine
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=4 km, W=2 km, D=700 m.
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Address:	Haizhou Mine.
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History

1940s	mine opened.
2005	mine closed.
2006	listed as National Mine Park.
JUL-2009	Fuxin Haizhou National Open Pit Mine Park opened.

Description

Haizhou Mine is one of Asia's largest open cast mines, 4 km long, 2 km wide and 700 m deep. The mine was started during the 1940 under the Japanese occupation and was exhausted and closed in 2005. The mine is now reopened as a show mine, with a viewing platform for visitors. Numerous huge machines are on display around the mine, including huge dredges built in the Soviet Union. But the work is not complete, the government plans a tourist complex with hotels, restaurants, a golf course and a park. A steam train museum is also under construction.