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.
This photo gallery shows the use of autonomous electric mining trucks at the Huaneng Yimin open-pit mine in northern China's Inner Mongolia region. The mine has an annual capacity of 35 million tons.
Traditional mining trucks can be seen at the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
A control center monitor autonomous mining truck operations in the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Autonomous mining trucks operate in the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Excavators load material onto autonomous mining trucks in the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Autonomous mining truck operate the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Traditional manned trucks operate in the Huaneng Yimin open-pit coal mine in Hulunbuir in northern China's Inner Mongolia province China, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
