According to Shanxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (
TISCO), the project for the switch from open-pit
mining to underground
mining at its Ekou
iron ore mine in Shanxi has entered its design phase. The mine contains 190 million mt of underground
iron ore reserves, while the project targets an annual
iron ore output capacity of 7.5 million mt.
In September,
China-based MCC Northern Engineering & Technology Co. won the tender to carry out the project for the switch to underground
mining at
TISCO's Ekou mine.