Wu'an City has a vast territory, good geological environment, superior mineralization conditions, rich mineral resources, and a long history of mineral development. Its iron ore resource reserves occupy an important position in Hebei Province. As of the end of 2010, 23 types of minerals have been discovered, 11 of which have proven reserves, including coal, iron, cement limestone, refractory clay, kaolin, associated cobalt ore, bauxite, and flux limestone , gypsum, cement ingredients sandstone, cement ingredients clay, etc.
Mineral resource-based industries refer to industrial sectors that target proven mineral resources, engage in mining and processing of mineral resources, and directly provide mineral products and their primary processed products to the society. Wu'an City's mineral resource-related industries include ferrous metal mining, smelting and rolling processing industry, coal mining and washing industry, equipment manufacturing industry, petroleum processing, coking and nuclear fuel processing industry (here mainly refers to the coking industry), and non-metallic mineral products industry (Including cement and cement products manufacturing, bricks, stone and other building materials manufacturing, refractory product manufacturing, etc.) and other industries. The overview of mineral resource-based industries in Wu'an City is as follows.
(1) Coal, iron ore and limestone mining industry
Coal is the leading industry in Wu’an City. By the end of 2010, Wu’an City had 23 coal mines, including large ones. There are 2 mines, 1 medium-sized mine and 20 small-scale mines. The total annual output is 4.29 million tons, and the mine output value reaches 2.15275 billion yuan. Major coal companies include Yunjialing Coal Mine, Guoerzhuang Coal Mine, Kangercheng Coal Mine, Kangcheng Mining Co., Ltd., Yangyi Coal Mine of Jizhong Energy Handan Mining Group Co., Ltd., Wuan Wuji Coal Mine, Nongbo Coal Mine, Guojialing Coal Mine, Yicheng Coal Mine Nanshan Coal Mine, Ziluo Hope Coal Mine, Jinming Coal Mine, Wangkou Jinlongshan Coal Mine, Xinglong Coal Mine, Taihang Coal Mine, Dongwangling Coal Mine, Nancongjing Shengwang Coal Mine, Dongzishan Coal Mine, Changsheng Coal Mine and other coal enterprises.
As of the end of 2010, Wu'an City had 209 iron ore mines, including 2 large mines, 3 medium-sized mines, and 204 small mines. The annual output is 5.6307 million tons, and the mine output value reaches 2.6300474 million yuan. Major iron ore enterprises include Wu'an Metallurgical Mining Group Donghewan Mining Co., Ltd., Handan Metallurgical Mining Administration Yushiwa Iron Mine, Wu'an Shidong Township Nandongjiao Iron Mine, Fengdian Village Jielingyao Iron Mine, Handan Municipal Party Committee Affairs Bureau Industrial Department Wu'an Changzhai Shunfeng Iron Mine, Pingdingshan Xiaohongshan Mining Area, Yangyi Shengqiang Iron Mine, Wu'an Metallurgical Group Xiaowang Mine Joint Mine, Sizhuang Township Dongsizhuang Village Dongpo Iron Mine, Mining Town Hanzhuang Village’s Xipo Iron Mine, Xisizhuang Township Dongliang Village’s Longdongshan Iron Mine, Xiyao Changhong Iron Mine, Wu’an Metallurgical Mining Company Gaobi Xiling Iron Mine, Xisizhuang Township Xiaowang Lianmin Mine, Shidong Township Hexi Xueshanling Iron Mine, Sizhuang Township Dongsizhuang Village Joint Iron Mine, Mining Village Huoshigou Iron Mine, Mining Town Bairusi Longtoushan Iron Mine, Xisizhuang Township Nanzhuang Village Xinxin Iron Mine, Sizhuang Township Dongliangzhuang Village Road West No. 3 Iron Mine, Shucun Town Baisha Village Iron Mine, Beibaishi Tiancheng Iron Mine, Handan Xing Metallurgical and Other Mine Management Bureau West Shimen Iron Mine, Handan Xing Metallurgical Mine Management Bureau Beiminghe Iron Mine, Xisizhuang Village Dongxingsheng Iron Mine , Xiyao Village Huaxing Iron Mine, Xisizhuang Township Shunfengling Iron Mine No.1 Mine, Shengquan Mineral Products Distribution Company Shangquan Iron Mine and other iron ore enterprises.
As of the end of 2010, Wu'an City had 32 limestone mines for building stones, all of which were small mines. The annual output is 2.0016 million tons, and the mine output value reaches 38.488 million yuan. Major mining companies include Xishan Limestone Mine for building stones in Yehe Village, Shucun Town, Wu'an City, Majiajiao Xieli Limestone Mine for building stones, Yehe Tongfang Limestone Mine for building stones, and Xishan Limestone Mine for building stones in Beisan Township, Shucun Town. , Anzhuang Township Guyun limestone mine for building stone, Wuji Town Quanxi limestone mine for building stone, Boyan Town Renyi Village southeast limestone mine for building stone, Baozhuang Xishan limestone mine, Shucun Town Zhiyong Yinjia Xinglong Stone, Sizhuang Township Dunjing Village Jinshan Flux Dolomite Mine, Yehe Village Dongshan Building Stone Limestone Mine, Boyan Town Wannian Building Stone Limestone Mine, Shangtuan Urban and Rural Beixi Zhuangzhongyuan Building Stone Limestone Mine Mine, Ruifeng Flux Dolomite Mine Co., Ltd., Fengyi Limestone Mine for Construction, Youyi Shunyi Zhuang Changsheng Building Stone Limestone Mine and other limestone mining enterprises for building stone.
(2) Steel industry
Steel is the leading industry in Wuan. Wuan currently has 18 steel companies with total assets of 46 billion yuan and 66,000 employees, 12 of whom are key players. The steel enterprise was established as Hebei Xinwuan Iron and Steel Group.
Xinwuan Iron and Steel Group is included in the iron and steel industry layout plan of Hebei Province. It has various specifications and varieties such as medium and thick plates, medium and wide widths, high-speed wire rods, rebar, H-shaped steel, hot coil plates, cold-rolled sheets, spiral (straight seam) welded pipes, high-purity pig iron for casting, etc. In accordance with the requirements of "high-end, high-quality, specialization, and deep processing", Wu'an's steel industry will focus on the development of high-tech, high-value-added products that are in short supply in the market, such as high-quality plates and strips, high-quality bars, special steel for machinery manufacturing, and special steel. New varieties of steel for equipment manufacturing will be developed to build a modern steel city and a "Central Plains high-quality steel base" focusing on high-quality plates, construction steel, and steel for equipment manufacturing.
(3) Coal chemical industry
Wu’an City currently has 11 coking enterprises with total assets of 4 billion yuan and a total production capacity of 9.8 million tons of coke, 275,000 tons of coal tar, and crude benzene. 168,000 tons, 92,000 tons of thiamine, 5,000 tons of industrial naphthalene, and 5 enterprises with a scale of more than 1 million tons. In the future, Wu'an's coal chemical industry should focus on intensive processing of products, develop tar chemicals and synthetic chemical products, and increase added value.
(4) Building materials industry
Wu'an City currently has 120 cement, stone, wall material and other companies, including 30 cement companies, with total assets of 1 billion yuan and annual cement production capacity 5 million tons and 1.2 million tons of dry clinker. Wu'an City's building materials industry will take Xinfeng Cement Co., Ltd. as the leader, integrate the city's cement industry, actively develop new dry process, high-strength and special cement, and create the largest new dry process cement base in southern Hebei with an annual output of 15 million tons. At the same time, the development of new building materials products will be accelerated, with the annual output of non-clay wall bricks reaching 1 billion.
(5) Equipment manufacturing industry
Wu'an City currently has more than ten key enterprises in cotton machinery, hot oil pumps, traffic safety facilities, environmentally friendly special vehicles, large CNC machine tools and other products. Wu'an City will make full use of existing steel processing and conversion in the future, focusing on the development of four major areas: transportation equipment, metallurgical mining equipment, construction engineering equipment, and new energy and environmental protection equipment.