HULUNBUIR, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer. In 2024, the country produced more than 470 million metric tons of coal, accounting for 52.6% of the world’s total.
From a viewpoint at about 6,190 feet above sea level, a giant hole in the Oquirrh Mountains stretches two and a half miles wide and ¾ of a mile deep. Trucks with tires bigger than a sedan look like ...
China's Huaneng Group has deployed the world's first fleet of driverless mining trucks. 100 trucks can autonomously load and unload coal. The project kicked off at the Huaneng Yimin open-pit mine in ...