Kiwira Coal Mine
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The Kiwira Coal Mine is located in Tanzania's Songwe-Kiwira Coalfield in East Africa.
Background
The Kiwira Coal Mine (also known as the "Kibula-Kiwira mine") is located in Tanzania's Songwe-Kiwira Coalfield in East Africa. The area was developed in 1988 by the State Mining Corporation of Tanzania (STAMICO) with Chinese assistance.
Kiwira remained under STAMICO's state ownership until 2005, when it was privatized and acquired by TanPower Resources Limited.[1]
Operations at the mine ceased in 2013, and all workers were laid off.[2] However, in 2019, the Tanzanian president directed the transfer of all Kiwira shares still held by the initial investor, TanPower Resources, back to the government to pave the way for a fresh sale to potential new investors. Mining operations restarted soon after that—around 2022—with STAMICO still responsible for the mine.[3][2]
While current coal production rates are unknown, as of 2011, the mine produced 96,000 tonnes annually. The majority of the Kiwira mine's coal is consumed locally at a coal-fired power generating plant.[4] It was announced in September 2011 that the mine would be run by the Chinese government, which invested 400 million US dollars in the mining project.[5]
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Sources
- ↑ "Project ID 1906: China pledges to loan $400 million USD to Tanzania for Kiwira coal mine", AidData website, Accessed February 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tanzania's Kiwira Coal Mine Set to Start Mass Production", African Mining Market, February 8, 2022.
- ↑ Tanzania Coal, TanzaniaInvest website, accessed February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Sea B Gems" Tanzania Coal, accessed September 22, 2011.
- ↑ "China to run Kiwira Mine" Daily News, Leonard Mwakalebela, September 22, 2011.
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