Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED

As
of December 31, 2015, we owned the following major subsidiaries:



|                                                                |  |                                                     
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------
|Name of subsidiary                                              |  | Country of incorporation/ registration and
operation
|                                                                | 
|Yankuang Shanxi Neng Hua Company Limited                        |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Heshun Tianchi Energy Company Limited                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Tianhao Chemicals Company Limited                        |  | PRC                                                 
|Zoucheng Yankuang Beisheng Industry & Trading Co., Ltd          |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Yanmei Shipping Co., Ltd.                              |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining Co., Ltd                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Zhongyan Trade Co., Ltd                                         |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Mining Yulin Neng Hua Co., Ltd                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanmei Heze Company Limited                                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia, Yanzhou Coal Ordos Neng Hua Company Limited     |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Yize Mining Investment Co., Ltd                  |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Rongxin Chemicals Co., Ltd                       |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Daxin Industrial Gas Co., Ltd                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Xintai Coal Mining Company Limited               |  | PRC                                                 
|Ordos Zhuanlongwan Coal Mining Company Limited                  |  | PRC                                                 
|Ordos Yingpanhao Coal Mining Company Limited                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Hua Ju Energy Company Limited                          |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Yanmei Rizhao Port Coal Storage and Blending Co., Ltd. |  | PRC                                                 
|Qingdao Yanmei Dongqi Energy Co., Ltd                           |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Coal Trading Centre Co., Limited                       |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Zhongyin Logistics & Trade Company Limited             |  | PRC                                                 
|Zhongyin Financial Leasing Company Limited                      |  | PRC                                                 
|Duanxin Investment Holding (Beijing) Company Limited            |  | PRC                                                 
|Shandong Duanxin Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd               |  | PRC                                                 
|Heze Duanxin Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd                   |  | PRC                                                 
|Dalateqi Duanxin Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd               |  | PRC                                                 
|Qingdao Zhongyin Ruifeng International Trading Co., Ltd         |  | PRC                                                 
|Yancoal Australia Limited                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Austar Coal Mine Pty, Limited                                   |  | Australia                                           
|Gloucester Coal Limited                                         |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Australia Sales Pty Ltd                                 |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal SCN Ltd                                                 |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Mining Services Ltd                                     |  | Australia                                           
|Watagan Mining Company Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia                                           
|Yancoal Resources Ltd                                           |  | Australia                                           
|Westralian Prospectors NL                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Eucla Mining NL                                                 |  | Australia                                           
|CIM Duralie Pty Ltd                                             |  | Australia                                           



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|                                                          |  |                       
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------
|Duralie Coal Marketing Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia             
|Duralie Coal Pty Ltd                                      |  | Australia             
|Gloucester (SPV) Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia             
|Gloucester (Sub Holdings 1) Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia             
|Gloucester (Sub Holdings 2) Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia             
|SASE Pty Limited                                          |  | Australia             
|Proserpina Coal Pty Ltd                                   |  | Australia             
|Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd                             |  | Australia             
|White Mining Limited                                      |  | Australia             
|Moolarben Coal Operations Pty Ltd                         |  | Australia             
|Moolarben Coal Mines Pty Limited                          |  | Australia             
|Felix NSW Pty Ltd                                         |  | Australia             
|Moolarben Coal Sales Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia             
|CIM Mining Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia             
|Donaldson Coal Holdings Limited                           |  | Australia             
|Monash Coal Holdings Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia             
|Athena Coal Operation Pty Ltd                             |  | Australia             
|Athena Coal sales Pty Ltd                                 |  | Australia             
|Paway Limited                                             |  | British Virgin Islands
|White Mining Services Pty Limited                         |  | Australia             
|Ashton Coal Operations Pty Limited                        |  | Australia             
|Ashton Coal mines Limited                                 |  | Australia             
|White Mining (NSW) Pty Limited                            |  | Australia             
|CIM Stratford Pty Ltd                                     |  | Australia             
|CIM Services Pty Ltd                                      |  | Australia             
|Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia             
|Donaldson Coal Finance Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia             
|Monash Coal Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia             
|Stradford Coal Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia             
|Stradford Coal Marketing Pty Ltd                          |  | Australia             
|Abakk Pty Ltd                                             |  | Australia             
|Newcastle Coal Company Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia             
|Primecoal International Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia             
|Yancoal International (Holding) Co., Ltd                  |  | 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 Luxembourg Resources Holding Co., Ltd             |  | Luxembourg            
|Yancoal Canada Resources Holding Co., Ltd                 |  | Canada                
|Athena Holdings P/L                                       |  | Australia             
|Premier Coal Holdings P/L                                 |  | Australia             
|Tonford Holdings P/L                                      |  | Australia             
|Wilpeena Holdings P/L                                     |  | Australia             



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|                                                               |  |          
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------
|Yancoal Energy P/L                                             |  | Australia
|Yancoal International Technology Development Pty Ltd           |  | Australia
|Athena Coal Mine Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia
|Premier Coal Limited                                           |  | Australia
|Tonford Pty Ltd                                                |  | Australia
|Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia
|Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia
|UCC Energy Pty Limited                                         |  | Australia
|Premier Char Pty Ltd                                           |  | Australia
|Yancoal Technology Development Pty Ltd                         |  | Australia
|AMH (Chinchilla Coal) Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia
|Syntech Resources Pty Ltd                                      |  | Australia
|Mountfield Properties Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia
|Yankuang Donghua Heavy Industry Limited                        |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Tangcun Industrial Co., Ltd                     |  | PRC      
|Shandong Yankuang Group Changlong Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd |  | PRC      
|Zhoucheng Chengyan Material Inspection and Testing Co., Ltd    |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Mainland Machinery Co. Ltd                      |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Yanzhou Sanfanggang Structural Engineering      |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Zoucheng Jinming Electrical Company Limited     |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Zoucheng Dehailan Rubber Product Co., Ltd       |  | PRC      
|Yanzhou Dongfang Electrical Co., Ltd                           |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Group Jintong Rubber Co., Ltd                         |  | PRC      
|Yankuang Jintong Latin American Co., Ltd                       |  | Peru     



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