China Shenhua Shendong Coal gangue pile fire-prevention project clears interim review
- China Shenhua’s Shendong Coal project on gangue-dump fire prevention cleared an interim acceptance review on Sept. 16, 2026.
- Superconducting gravity heat pipes were deployed at Shangwan mine to extract heat from gangue piles in subsidence areas.
- Maximum internal temperature fell to 57°C from 178°C; surface temperature dropped to 25°C from 45°C.
- Program targets spontaneous-combustion risk that can drive carbon monoxide or sulfur dioxide into underground workings.
- Company framed the approach as a replicable “monitoring-treatment-early warning” solution for coal-industry gangue management.
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