据悉，公婆泉矿区位于马鬃山镇以东，行政区划属肃北蒙古族自治县马鬃山镇管辖。地理坐标为（1954北京坐标系）：东经97°01′49″～ 97°04′15″，北纬41°46′15″～ 41°51′00″，属甘肃省矿产资源总体规划中规划开采矿区之一。矿区东西宽约4.8km，南北长约10.4km，面积36.90km2。矿区共规划1座露天矿及1座选煤厂。

公婆泉露天煤矿矿区面积36.9平方公里，煤炭储量为9738万吨，估算可采储量7025万吨，煤矿设计常规生产能力为每年300万吨，同时设计有80万吨每年的储备产能。

2023年11月25日，甘肃省自然资源厅挂牌出让公婆泉煤矿采矿权，出让年限为20年，起拍价467万元。今年年初发布的出让结果公示显示，最终由甘肃耀美能源有限公司以130017万元竞得。

今年年初，甘肃省发布了2024年省列重大建设项目清单，其中涉及能源方面的有16个，公婆泉露天矿建设项目入列其中。

It is reported that Gongpo Quan mining area is located in the east of Ma Manshan town, the administrative division is under the jurisdiction of Subei Mongolian Autonomous County Ma Manshan Town. The geographical coordinates are (1954 Beijing coordinate system) : East longitude 97°01 '49 "~ 97°04' 15", north latitude 41°46 '15 "~ 41°51' 00", which is one of the planned mining areas in the overall planning of mineral resources in Gansu Province. The mining area is about 4.8km wide from east to west and 10.4km long from north to south, with an area of 36.90km2. A total of 1 open pit mine and 1 coal preparation plant are planned.

Gongpoquan open-pit coal mine area of 36.9 square kilometers, coal reserves of 97.38 million tons, estimated recoverable reserves of 70.25 million tons, coal mine design conventional production capacity of 3 million tons per year, while the design of 800,000 tons of annual reserve capacity.

On November 25, 2023, the Department of Natural Resources of Gansu Province listed the transfer of the mining right of Gongpoquan Coal mine, with a transfer period of 20 years and a starting price of 4.67 million yuan. The announcement of the transfer results released at the beginning of this year shows that the final bid was won by Gansu Yaomei Energy Co., Ltd. with 130.17 million yuan.

At the beginning of this year, Gansu Province released a list of major construction projects in 2024, of which 16 are related to energy, and the Gongpuquan open pit mine construction project is listed among them.