Mine at Thong Nhat

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Mine at Thong Nhat is an operating coal mine in Uông Bí, Quang Ninh, Vietnam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mine at Thong Nhat	Uông Bí, Quang Ninh, Vietnam	21.027493, 107.2422819 (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	–	1960	–

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	1.89	2022	Underground	–	–	150*	2028*

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
Thong Nhat 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	–	2	2	2	1	1	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

The Thống Nhất Coal Mine is an operating surface coal mine in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. The Thống Nhất coal mine is a surface coal mine. It is operated by Thống Nhất Coal Company (Công ty than Thống Nhất), a subsidiary of state-owned coal company Vinacomin.

Details

• Owner: Thống Nhất Coal Company
• Parent Company: Vinacomin
• Location: Cẩm Phả City, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
• GPS Coordinates: 21.027493, 107.2422819 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.812 million tonnes
• Total Reserves:
• Recoverable Reserves: 52 million tones (proven and probable, 2019)
• Coal type:
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year: 1928
• Workforce:
• Source of Financing:

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