COC 204 Coal Project

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COC 204 Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
COC 204 Coal Project	Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines	7.662829, 122.988339 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Exploration	New	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	–	–	Surface	–	20	50*	*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PNOC Exploration Corp	PNOC Exploration Corp [100%]	Philippines

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

COC 204 Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.Coal Operating Contract (COC) 204 was awarded by the DOE to the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC EC) in July 2021. This was for a two-year exploration of two coal blocks (2,000 hectares).

In April 2022, the proposal went on the auction block and PNOC EC invited "all interested bidders, whether local or foreign" to bid for the project.

The procurement for the project started in June 2022. On 14 December 2022, two bidders submitted their bids, but both bids failed due to noncompliance with the Terms of Reference of the project. The rebidding process continued in 2023.

In an interview dated May 2023, PNOC-EC stated that it was looking at further exploration in COC 204 in Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay.

In its 2023 annual report, PNOC-EC referred to COC 204 as 'under exploration'. It took almost 1 year and 10 months (from December 2021 to September 2023) from the Field-Based Investigation to issuance of the Certification Precondition. Due to delays in the process, in September 2023, the DOE granted an extension of until 02 September 2025. As part of the work program of COC 204, an 18-hole exploration drilling and logging program with a total meterage of 4,860 meters will be undertaken. This aims to understand the general stratigraphy, presence, lateral extent, and properties of coal seams. The procurement for the project started in November 2022 and the contract was awarded to Mega Philippines, Inc. on 23 November 2023. Actual drilling activities were expected to commence in early 2024. The capacity of the mine remained unknown.

• Owner: Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC)
• Parent Company: Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
• Location: Malangas Municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines
• Coordinates: 7.6628, 122.9883 (approximate)
• Mine Status: Proposed
• Start Year: TBD
• Production Capacity:
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Mine Size: 20 km2
• Workforce Size:
• Source of Financing:

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