Maamba Coal Mine

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Maamba Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Maamba, Sinazongwe, Southern Province, Zambia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maamba Coal Mine	Maamba, Sinazongwe, Southern Province, Zambia	-17.347480433053, 27.1886660375385 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1966	–

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
0.4	0.67	–	Surface	Open Pit	10.7	60*	#REF!*

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
165	–	–	Siankondobo	Bituminous	Thermal	Maamba power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL)	Coal India	India

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Background

Maamba Coal Mine is a surface mine in Maamba, Southern Province, Zambia. Maamba Colliery Limited operates the mine, which is a subsidiary of Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, which owns a 65% stake in the mine. The government Zambia owns the remains 35% stake in the mine through ZZCM Investment Holdings. The mine supplies the Maamba power station, it also supplies hard coal to local industries.

• Operator: Maamba Colliery Limited
• Owner: Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (65%) Government of Zambia (35%)
• Location: Maamba, Southern Province, Zambia
• Coordinates: -17.34748043, 27.18866604 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.67 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Reserves: 193 million tonnes (Proven and Probable)
• Coal Type: Thermal
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1966
• Source of Financing:

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