Mai Khot Coal Mine

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Mai Khot Coal Mine is a shelved coal mine in Mong Hsat , Shan, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mai Khot Coal Mine	Mong Hsat , Shan, Myanmar	20.5, 99.25 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Shelved	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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	–	–	Surface	–	–	50*	*

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
110	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sahakol Equipment Co [70%]; Golden Lake Co [30%]	Sahakol Equipment Co [100%]	Thailand, Myanmar

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

Mai Khot Coal Mine is a proposed surface mine in Mong Hsat, Shan State, Myanmar. In 2008, the Italian-Thai Development Company entered into an agreement to develop an open-pit coal mine and build a power plant in nearby Mong Kok (the Mai Khot power station), however, the project was halted in 2011 after strong opposition from communities in Shan State and northern Thailand.

In July 2019, Thailand-based Sahakol Equipment signed an agreement with a Burmese local partner, Golden Lake, to jointly operate and develop the Mai Khot coal mine. It is Sahakol's first mining project in Myanmar. Sahakol Equipment planned to mine 300,000 tonnes of coal a year, mainly for export to Thailand. It also planned to build a 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant to supply electricity to Thailand’s power grid.

According to local residents, staff arrived in September 2019 to begin preparing the mining site. Villagers took the opportunity to voice their opposition to the project, due to the threat it posed to their lands, rivers and homes.

The mine, which covers a large area of 13,000,000 square kilometers, is estimated to have coal reserves of up to 110 millions tonnes of high-quality sub-bituminous and lignite, as well as a mine life of 28 years.

According to Sahakol, the initial target was to export coal to potential customers in the northern region of Thailand. Some coal output will also serve Myanmar companies. The next phase would see the possibility to develop the 600 MW Mai Khot power station.

According to a Sahakol 2020 year-end management discussion and analysis document, the project was not able to be implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the pandemic abates, the company planned to execute a review and reassessment of the risk factors and the preparation of a feasibility study for a 30 MW power plant. There was no mention of the project in the management discussion document for the year ending March 2022 and in the quarterly update for the quarter ending September 2023.

As there have been no public updates on the mine project in the past 2 years, it appears to be shelved.

• Owner: Sahakol Equipment Public Company Limited (70%), Golden Lake Co. Ltd.(30%)
• Parent Company: Sahakol Equipment Public Company Limited (70%), Golden Lake Co. Ltd.(30%)
• Location: Mong Hsat township, Shan State, Myanmar
• Coordinates: 20.5, 99.25 (Approximate)
• Status: Shelved
• Production: 0.3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 110 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Subbituminous, Lignite (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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