The Datong Coal Mining Group (Chinese: 大同煤矿集团公司; pinyin: Dàtóng Méikuàng Jítuán Gōngsī) is a third-largest state-owned coal mining enterprise in China, after Shenhua Group and China Coal Group.
Formerly Datong Coal Mining Administration, it was established in 1949.
[2] Its subsidiary company, Datong Coal Industry, was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2006.
[3] In an effort to reduce overcapacity production, improve recycling of resources and achieve green development, the company began developing a circular economy approach in Datong.
[4] To that end, it sought to expand its business activities into other industries in order to obtain a degree of diversification and to utilize byproducts of its coal production, such as thermal power plants.