en.Wedoany.com Reported - Sichuan Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Sichuan Coal Group") recently announced that the Dongbeizhai Gold Mine, located in Songpan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, has officially obtained both the mining right certificate and the mining license, achieving "dual certification." This marks a critical step in the project's transition from exploration to development, officially granting it the legal status of a mine development entity, and also signifies a substantial breakthrough for Sichuan Coal Group in the layout of strategic mineral resources such as gold. The gold mine has proven gold resources of 81.06 tons, with an average grade of 3.75 grams per ton, making it one of the largest super-large gold mines with registered resources in Sichuan Province, with a potential economic value exceeding 76 billion yuan.
Established in 2005 and headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Sichuan Coal Group is a large provincial energy enterprise, the largest coal producer in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, and a major coking coal producer in China. The group's main business is coal mining, while also engaging in sectors such as electricity, building materials, logistics, and mining development. In recent years, facing the trend of green and low-carbon transformation in the energy industry, Sichuan Coal Group has proposed an overall development strategy of "12345," accelerating the construction of a "3+3+5" industrial system. It has designated strategic minerals as one of its key supporting industries and is cultivating new growth points around directions such as "new energy, new mines, and new materials." The Dongbeizhai Gold Mine is a landmark project in its extension from the coal main business to the development of strategic mineral resources like gold.
Located in Songpan County on the western Sichuan Plateau, the Dongbeizhai Gold Mine is in a high-altitude area. The project received approval for the filing of its exploration report on November 26, 2025, and subsequently accelerated the work of "converting exploration to mining." The acquisition of the mining right certificate and mining license means the project has moved from the exploration phase to the development preparation phase. According to public information, the mine has an average grade of 3.75 grams per ton, classifying it as a medium-grade gold mine with large resource reserves, possessing economic value for large-scale development.
From an industry perspective, the "dual certification" of the Dongbeizhai Gold Mine signifies the addition of a large-scale gold resource project with a development foundation in Sichuan Province, and also reflects the accelerating pace of local state-owned energy enterprises participating in strategic mineral development. Against the backdrop of the continuously strengthening strategic attributes of China's gold resources and the high attention on the development of domestic high-quality gold mines, this project is expected to further enhance Sichuan Province's gold resource security capabilities and promote the transformation of resource advantages into industrial and economic advantages. For Sichuan Coal Group, obtaining the mining right certificate and mining license is only the starting point for project development. Subsequent steps still need to be carried out in accordance with the law, including project approval, land pre-review and site selection, seismic safety evaluation, environmental impact assessment, and safety facility design. Once the project is completed and put into operation, it will inject new momentum into the enterprise's transformation from a traditional energy company to a comprehensive energy and mineral resource enterprise.
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