On the night of April 1st, a roof collapse accident occurred at the Zhongmei Guanjiaya Coal Industry Co., Ltd. in Xing County, Shanxi Province, resulting in the deaths of 4 miners.
According to Xinhua News Agency, authorities in Xing County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province reported that the roof collapse accident happened at Zhongmei Guanjiaya Coal Industry Co., Ltd. at 9:15 p.m. on April 1st, trapping 4 people. At 2:46 a.m. on the 2nd, the 4 trapped individuals were rescued, but showed no signs of life.
It is reported that the involved company is a subsidiary of China’s Zhongmei Energy Group under the Shanxi branch of China Energy Investment Corporation, with an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons.
Following the accident, a netizen from Shanxi left a comment in the video section saying, “I hope the relevant authorities conduct a rigorous investigation into the coal mine leadership. The workers have to work night shifts overnight and undergo various training exams during the day. With no energy left, how can we ensure the safety of the workers? The leaders’ salaries only increase without reduction, while workers’ wages only decrease without increase. It’s terrible how low the wages are for workers at Shenzhou Coal Industry in Lishi.” “Seeing this name scares me, because my dad was involved in an accident at this coal mine when I was 10 years old.”
According to reports from Jiemian News, the company has been exposed for safety hazards on multiple occasions.
In November 2025, the Central Communist Party’s Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Team received reports from the public that the mining activities at Guanjiaya Coal Mine led to issues such as excessive water use, dust pollution, and noise disturbances.
In December 2023, the company was fined by the emergency management bureau of Lvliang City due to various faults at the 13105 comprehensive caving face, improper location of oxygen sensors, and incorrect anti-loosening protection device installation points.
In April 2022, the Emergency Management Department of Shanxi Province announced that due to public reports, the company’s mining activities had caused cracks in the houses of around 10 households in Guanjiaya Village, Weifen Town, Xing County, where more than 20 people still resided, posing safety hazards.
According to the official website, China Energy Investment Corporation (referred to as China Energy) is a state-owned mega-scale key backbone enterprise supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Its predecessor was the China National Coal Import and Export Corporation established in 1982 by the State Council, which was restructured into a state-owned sole proprietorship company in 2009 and renamed China Energy Investment Corporation. It owns 3 listed companies: China Energy, Shanghai Energy, and Xinci Energy.
As of December 2025, China Energy manages assets totaling over 650 billion yuan, with 120,000 employees.