Chirodzi Coal Mine

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Chirodzi Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Cauirisa, Tete, Mozambique.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chirodzi Coal Mine	Cauirisa, Tete, Mozambique	-15.914093, 33.013188 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2013	–

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
3	1.44	2021	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	787*

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
700	–	1200	Zambezi, Sanângoè-Mefídézi	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
JSPL Mozambique Minerais Ltda	Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [97.5%]	India

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	2	3	4	–	–

Expansion/Extension

Table 6: Project status

* Added capacity of a coal mine refers to the enhancement in the mine's production capabilities beyond its initial production capacity.

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Project Phase	Added Capacity (Mtpa)*	Start Year
Proposed	Announced	Expansion	–	2	–

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

The Chirodzi coal mine is operated by JSPL Mozambique Minerals Limitada, a subsidiary of Indian company Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) near the village of Chirodzi, Tete province, Mozambique Mozambique.

The mine would provide coal to the proposed Jindal Tete Power Station.

When it opened the mine expected to produce 10 million tonnes per annum, but today operates far beneath that figure. In 2020, the company planned to increase production to 4.5 million tonnes per annum. The company has 25-year mining concession in the Moatize region covering 21,540 hectares of land, known as the Chirodzi mine. JSPL plans for a 10 million tonnes per annum coal mining operation that will produce semi-hard grade coking coal for steel plants and thermal coal for power plants. The mine opened in October 2013, and has estimated reserves of 1.2 billion tonnes of coal.

According to the company, the major constraint on production is the distance from the mine to the railroad terminal in the city of Moatize, approximately 150 kilometres.

• Operator: JSPL Mozambique Minerals Limitada
• Parent Company: Jindal Steel and Power
• Location: Chirodzi village, Songo and Changara districts, Tete province, Mozambique
• GPS Coordinates: -15.914093, 33.013188 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production:2.4 million tonnes (2020); 1.44 (2021)
• Additional Proposed Capacity: 4.5 million tonnes per annum(expansion of 2.1 million tonnes per annum)
• Total Resource: 1200 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 700 million tonnes (Proven)
• Coal Type: Coking
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: surface, open pit
• Start Year: 2013
• Source of Financing:

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