Xilutian Mine
Useful Information
History
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| 1901 | mine opened. |
| 2016 | planned closure. |
Description
Xilutian Mine is still operating, but the remaining coal is limited and
the closure is planned for 2016.
But the mine is already used as a show mine, tourists are allowed to visit a
part of the mine on guided tours and see the work excavators, bulldozers and
trucks.
There is a viewing deck surrounded by an exhibition of machinery once used in
the mine.
This includes for example an a bulldozer plow from the first half of century, a
1950 Soviet excavator and a 1960 East German electric locomotive.
There is also a museum on the development of Liaoning's coal mining industry,
which is under construction and will be opened in OCT-2011.
See also
Coal Mine
