Just years ago, this was a landscape of blackened air and scorched earth—where a gust of wind could stain light clothing charcoal. Today? A remarkable metamorphosis.  

Fan Songshuai / Environmental Protection Director, Guandi Mine

Through slope stabilization, soil restoration, and intensive planting—over 20 meticulous processes—we've converted this wasteland. Now: 15,000 new trees, 1,000 sq km of green space. The gangue hill? It's become a park.  

Iris Wong:  

Shanxi—China's energy powerhouse—faces a dual challenge since 2020's Dual Carbon pledge: How to mine cleaner while transitioning to new energy. Right here at Taiyuan's Guandi Mine, 600,000 sq m of reclaimed land proves change is possible. 

Fan Songshuai:  

Gangue is inevitable in mining—but not as waste. We're repurposing it into construction materials, even park pavements. This historic mine now leads in circular innovation.  

Mining releases methane—a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than CO₂. The solution? Turning problem into power.  

Zhu Min / Mining Division Head  

Our gas-to-energy program cuts 16,000 tons of annual emissions. But we go further—with food-grade carbon capture.  

A 4-stage purification process (moisture removal → CO₂ adsorption → desulfurization → denitrification) achieves 99.99% purity—safe enough for: Industrial uses (fire extinguishers), Agricultural boost (greenhouse fertilizers) and Rural economic growth.

Iris Wong:  

From blackened faces to greenhouses fed by clean CO₂—Shanxi's proving that even coal country can cultivate a sustainable future.

Where wastelands once sprawled, ecosystems now thrive. The energy transition isn't coming—it's already here.