Mine at Khe Cham

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Mine at Khe Cham is an operating coal mine in Quang Ninh, Vietnam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mine at Khe Cham	Quang Ninh, Vietnam	21.58, 104.77 (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	–	1986	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
3	1.73	2022	Underground	Longwall	16.32	535	3500

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
74	–	–	Cam Pha	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Khe Cham Coal Company	Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd	Vietnam

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	1	1	1

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

Mine at Khe Cham is a coal mine in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. In 2015, Ha Long Coal Company and China Coal Construction No.3 Co. Ltd. signed a contract to develop the Khe Cham II – IV coal pit mining project. Without any public updates, the full details and current status of this project are unclear, yet the Mine at Khe Cham 3 is currently operating.

• Operator: Vietnam National Coal (Vinacomin)
• Owner: Vietnam National Coal (Vinacomin)
• Location: Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
• Coordinates: 21.5800, 104.7700 (approx.)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year:
• Production: 0.049 million tonnes per annum (2015); 1.654 million tonnes (2020)
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine type: Surface
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size:
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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