El Corozo Coal Mine
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El Corozo Coal Mine (Mina de carbón El Corozo) is an operating coal mine in La Jagua de Ibírico, Cesar, Colombia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| El Corozo Coal Mine | La Jagua de Ibírico, Cesar, Colombia | 9.496821, -73.49205 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2021 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.43[1] | 2022[1] | Surface | Open Pit[2] | 95 | 50* | 599* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.9 | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Drummond Ltd[3] | Drummond Company Inc [100.0%] | United States |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[4] | – | – | – | – | 0[4] | 1[5] | – |
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
El Corozo mine or Mina El Corozo is located in northern Colombia, near La Jagua de Ibírico in Colombia's Cesar Department.[6] Mina El Corozo is one of three coal mines in Colombia's Cesar department owned by Alabama-based Drummond Company Inc and operated through its Colombian subsidiary Drummond International LLC.[6] The El Corozo mine began commercial operations in March 2021, joining Drummond's two other existing mines, El Descanso and Pribbenow.[7]
- Owner: Drummond International LLC[6]
- Parent company: Drummond Company Inc[6]
- Location: La Loma, La Jagua de Ibírico, Cesar Department, Colombia[8]
- GPS coordinates: 9.496821, -73.492050[8]
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year: 2021[6][7]
- Mineable reserves: 39.7 million tonnes[7]
- Coal type:
- Mine size: 9,459.38 hectares[7]
- Mine type: Surface (open pit)[9]
- Production: 700,000 tonnes (2021)[6]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees:
Coal Production & Exports
The El Corozo mine produced 700,000 tonnes of coal during its first year of operation in 2021.[6] Drummond's 2021 annual report reported that the company had been Colombia's leading coal producer for six consecutive years.[6] Combined production from all of Drummond's Colombian mines totaled 28.9 million tonnes in 2021, while exports rose to 31.5 million tonnes.[6]
Production and Exports - Drummond Mines in Colombia
| Year | El Corozo (Mtpa) | El Descanso (Mtpa) | Pribbenow (Mtpa) | Total Production (Mtpa) | Total Exports (Mtpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.4[10] | 27.7[10] | |||
| 2021 | 0.7[6] | 20.6[6] | 7.6[6] | 28.9[6] | 31.5[6] |
| 2020 | 21.5[11] | 7.8[11] | 29.3[6] | 29.7[6] | |
| 2019 | 23.1[12] | 9.5[12] | 32.6[6] | 31.1[6] | |
| 2018 | 30.8[6] | 31.5[6] | |||
| 2017 | 32.5[6] | 32.4[6] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240229044652/https://issuu.com/drummondltd/docs/drummond_en_cifras_2022. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125052614/https://issuu.com/drummondltd/docs/is_drummond_2021_ing_vfpw?fr=sZmEzNjU1NjI3ODc. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240229044652/https://issuu.com/drummondltd/docs/drummond_en_cifras_2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 "2021 Sustainability Report (pp 12, 19-21, 57, 70)". Drummond Ltd. Colombia. January 31, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Paulo Gonzalez (March 16, 2021). "Drummond announces the first 1,000 tons of coal from its El Corozo mine in Cesar". Drummond Ltd.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Drummon en Cifras 2022". Drummond Ltd. January 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "2020 Sustainability Report (p 31)". Drummond Ltd. Colombia. January 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2019 Sustainability Report (p 42)". Drummond Ltd. Colombia. January 2020.
