EXHIBIT 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF YANZHOU COAL MINING COMPANY LIMITED

As
of December 31, 2014, we owned the following major subsidiaries:



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|Name of Subsidiary                                              |  | Country of incorporation/
registration and operation
|Austar Coal Mine Pty, Limited                                   |  | Australia                                           
|Yanmei Heze Company Limited                                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Yancoal Australia Limited                                       |  | Australia                                           
|Shandong Yanmei Shipping Co., Ltd.                              |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Yulin Power Chemical Co., Ltd.                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Zhongyan Trade Co., Ltd.                                        |  | PRC                                                 
|Yankuang Shanxi Neng Hua Company Limited                        |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Heshun Tianchi Energy Company Limited                    |  | PRC                                                 
|Shanxi Tianhao Chemicals Company Limited                        |  | PRC                                                 
|Hua Ju Energy Company Limited                                   |  | PRC                                                 
|Yanzhou Coal Ordos Neng Hua Company Limited                     |  | PRC                                                 
|Yize Mining Investment Co., Ltd                                 |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Rongxin Chemicals Company Limited                |  | PRC                                                 
|Inner Mongolia Daxin Industrial Gas Company Limited             |  | 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                                                 
|Yancoal International (Holding) Co., 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., Limited                       |  | PRC                                                 
|Zoucheng Yankuang Beisheng Industry & Trading Co., Ltd          |  | PRC                                                 
|Ashton Coal Operations Pty Limited                              |  | Australia                                           
|Athena Coal Mine Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia                                           
|Felix NSW Pty Ltd                                               |  | Australia                                           
|Moolarben Coal Mines Pty Limited                                |  | Australia                                           
|Moolarben Coal Operations Pty Ltd                               |  | Australia                                           
|Moolarben Coal Sales Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia                                           
|Proserpina Coal Pty Ltd                                         |  | Australia                                           
|Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia                                           
|Duralie Coal Pty Ltd                                            |  | Australia                                           
|Gloucester Coal Limited                                         |  | Australia                                           
|Auriada Limited                                                 |  | Northern Ireland                                    
|Ballymoney Power Limited                                        |  | Northern Ireland                                    
|Balhoil Nominees Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia                                           
|SASE Pty Limited                                                |  | Australia                                           
|CIM Mining Pty Ltd                                              |  | Australia                                           
|Donaldson Coal Holdings Ltd                                     |  | Australia                                           
|Monash Coal Holdings Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia                                           
|CIM Stratford Pty Ltd                                           |  | Australia                                           
|CIM Services Pty Ltd                                            |  | Australia                                           
|Donaldson Coal Pty Ltd                                          |  | Australia                                           
|Agrarian Finance Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia                                           
|Monash Coal Pty Ltd                                             |  | Australia                                           
|Newcastle Coal Company Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia                                           
|Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd                                     |  | Australia                                           
|Tonford Pty Ltd                                                 |  | Australia                                           
|UCC Energy Pty Limited                                          |  | Australia                                           
|Wesfarmers Char Pty Ltd                                         |  | Australia                                           



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|Wesfarmers Premier Coal Limited                |  | Australia 
|White Mining (NSW) Pty Limited                 |  | Australia 
|White Mining Research Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia 
|White Mining Services Pty Limited              |  | Australia 
|White Mining Limited                           |  | Australia 
|Yancoal Canada Resources Co., Ltd              |  | Canada    
|Mountfield Properties Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia 
|AMH (Chinchilla Coal) Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia 
|Syntech Resources Pty Ltd                      |  | Australia 
|Yancoal Luxembourg Energy Holding Co., Limited |  | Luxembourg
|Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia 
|Westralian Prospectors NL                      |  | Australia 
|Eucla Mining NL                                |  | Australia 
|CIM Duralie Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia 
|Duralie Coal Marketing Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia 
|Gloucester (SPV) Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia 
|Gloucester (Sub Holdings 1) Pty Ltd            |  | Australia 
|Gloucester (Sub Holdings 2) Pty Ltd            |  | Australia 
|Donaldson Coal Finance Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia 
|Stradford Coal Pty Ltd                         |  | Australia 
|Stradford Coal Marketing Pty Ltd               |  | Australia 
|Abakk Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia 
|Primecoal International Pty Ltd                |  | Australia 
|Athena Holdings P/L                            |  | Australia 
|Premier Coal Holdings P/L                      |  | Australia 
|Tonford Holdings P/L                           |  | Australia 
|Wilpeena Holdings P/L                          |  | Australia 
|Yancoal Energy P/L                             |  | Australia 
|Yancoal Technology Development Pty Ltd         |  | Australia 
|Qingdao Yanmei Dongqi Energy Co., Ltd          |  | PRC       
|Shangdong Zhongyin Logistics & Trade Co., Ltd. |  | PRC       
|Zhongyin Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.           |  | PRC       
|Duanxin Investment Holding (Beijing) Co., Ltd  |  | PRC       
|Yancoal Australia Sales Pty Ltd                |  | Australia 
|Yancoal SCN Ltd.                               |  | Australia 
|Ashton Coal mines Limited                      |  | Australia 
|Advanced Clean Coal Technology Pty Limited     |  | Australia 
|Premier Char Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia