EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED

As of December 31, 2013,
we owned the following subsidiaries:



|                                                                |  |                                                     
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------
|Name of Subsidiary                                              |  | Country of incorporation/
registration and operation
|Austar Coal Mine Pty, Limited                                   |  | Australia                                           
|Yanmei Heze Neng Hua Company Limited                            |  | PRC                                                 
|Yancoal Australia Limited                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Shandong Yanmei Shipping Co., Ltd.                              |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Yulin Neng Hua Company Limited                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Qingdao Free Trade Zone Zhongyan Trade Co., Ltd.                |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Shanxi Neng Hua Company Limited                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Heshun Tianchi Energy Company Limited                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Tianhao Chemical Company Limited                         |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Hua Ju Energy Company Limited                          |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Ordos Neng Hua Company Limited                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Yize Mining Investment Co., Ltd.                 |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Rongxin Chemical Co., Ltd.                       |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Daxin Industrial Gas Co., Ltd.                   |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Xintai Coal Mining Company Limited               |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd.                   |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Yanmei Rizhao Port Coal Storage and Blending Co., Ltd. |  | PRC                                                 
|Ordos Zhuan Longwan Co., Ltd.                                   |  | PRC                                                 
|Ordos Ying Panhao Coal Co., Ltd.                                |  | PRC                                                 
|Yancoal International (Holding) Company Limited                 |  | Hong Kong                                           
|Yancoal International Resources Development Co., Limited        |  | Hong Kong                                           
|Yancoal International Technology Development Co., Limited       |  | Hong Kong                                           
|Yancoal International Trading Co., Limited                      |  | Hong Kong                                           
|Yancoal Technology (Holdings) Co., Ltd.                         |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Resources Limited                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Shandong Coal Trading Centre Co., Ltd.                          |  | PRC                                                 
|Zoucheng Yankuang Beisheng Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.         |  | PRC                                                 
|Athena Coal Pty Ltd.                                            |  | Australia                                           
|Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd.                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Gloucester Coal Limited                                         |  | Australia                                           
|Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd.                                    |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Canada Resources Co., Ltd.                              |  | Canada                                              
|Yancoal Luxembourg Energy Holding Co., Limited                  |  | Luxembourg                                          
|Premier Coal Holdings P/L                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Tonford Holdings P/L                                            |  | Australia                                           
|Wilpeena Holdings P/L                                           |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Energy P/L                                              |  | Australia