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)

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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	0.67	–	Surface	Open Pit	10.7	60*	453*

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)	Nava Ltd [65.0%]	India

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

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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