The annual output of a small and medium-sized coal mine in Shanxi is about 450,000-900,000 tons. The cost per ton of coal depends on coal type, coal seam occurrence conditions, geological conditions, management capacity, complexity of coal mining technology and links, equipment and facilities, safety investment, etc. There are also exorbitant taxes and levies from the village to the province plus extortion, which is generally more than 100 yuan per ton of coal. 100-200.

Coal and gas outburst coal mines or high gas coal mines may cost more, about 300-400 yuan.

Jinzhong, Yangquan and Jincheng have more high gas and gas outburst coal mines with good coal quality, while Linfen and Lvliang are all high gas coal mines. The first-line coal seams from Xinzhou to Shuozhou and Datong in the north have good occurrence, low gas, less fire and water disasters, and many large coal mines, but the coal quality is not good.

At present, all local coal mines in Shanxi except the five provincial coal mine groups are basically in the production period of less than 6-8 months a year, the operating rate is generally insufficient, and there are many interference factors in production stoppage. Investing in coal mines in Shanxi will undoubtedly lose money.