BEIJING - China's state planner said on Thursday it had approved a coal mine project in northern Shaanxi province with a total investment of 6.5 billion yuan ($967 million).

The project will have an annual production capacity of 6 million tonnes, the state planner said on its website.

($1 = 6.7233 Chinese yuan renminbi)

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