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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[1] -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[1] 0.67 Surface[2] Open Pit[2] 10.7[3] 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[4] Siankondobo[1] Bituminous[1] Thermal Maamba power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL)[5] 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.[6] 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. [6]

  • Operator: Maamba Colliery Limited [6]
  • Owner: Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (65%) Government of Zambia (35%) [6]
  • Location: Maamba, Southern Province, Zambia [6]
  • Coordinates: -17.34748043, 27.18866604 (Exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: 0.67 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) [7]
  • Reserves: 193 million tonnes (Proven and Probable)[8]
  • Coal Type: Thermal
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 1966 [9]
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240303011308/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-zambia.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240303011651/https://www.navalimited.com/mining/. Archived from the original on 03 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132336/https://www.navalimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ar_pdf_2022-23_Annual_Report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.zccm-ih.com.zm/investments/energy-assets/maamba-collieries-ltd/#Key-Highlights. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240229050619/https://maambacoal.com/company-profile/. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Maamba Colliery Limited, "About Us", MMC website, Accessed April 2021
  7. ZZCM Investment Holdings, "Maamba Collieries", ZZCM website, Accessed April 2021
  8. Nava Bharat, "Annual Report 2019", NB Ventures website, Accessed April 2021
  9. World Bank, "Report No. P-3431-ZA", World Bank website, Accessed April 2021