Mine at Mao Khe

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

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mine at Mao Khe	Quang Ninh, Vietnam	21.07, 106.62 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	2048 (planned)

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
1	2.08	2022	Underground & Surface	–	–	400	1864*

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
52	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Mao Khe 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	1	2	2

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 Mao Khe is operated by Mao Khe Coal Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam National Coal (Vinacomin), in Vietnam. The Mao Khe mine is operated by Mao Khe Coal Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam National Coal (Vinacomin).

• Operator: Mao Khe Coal Company
• Owner: Vietnam National Coal (Vinacomin)
• Location: Vietnam
• GPS Coordinates: 21.07, 106.62 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.6 mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 59 million tonnes
• Coal type: Bituminous
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Underground & Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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Extension

In 2019, coal at shallow levels of the mine was exhausted. In order to maintain the mine, Vinacomin assigned Mao Khe company to implement the Mao Khe project to exploit pit mining below depths of 150 meters. Mining operations at this level were expected to generate coal starting in 2021.

The project, which has a planned capacity of 2 million tons per year and an expected life time of 32 years, was first proposed in November 2014.

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