Mine at Uong Bi

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Mine at Uong Bi 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 Uong Bi	Uông Bí, Quang Ninh, Vietnam	21.06, 106.76 (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	–	1979	–

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
–	2.66	2022	Underground	–	–	300	2123*

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
136	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Uong Bi Coal Company	To Ngoc Hoang [38.0%]; Bluecem Vietnam Investment JSC [20.6%]; Konex Ltd [15.4%]	Vietnam

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

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

The Uông Bí Coal Mine is a coal mine in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. The Uông Bí coal mine is operated by Uông Bí Coal Company (Công ty Than Uông Bí), a subsidiary of state-owned coal company Vinacomin.

Details

• Owner: Uông Bí Coal Company
• Parent Company: Vinacomin
• Location: Uông Bí City, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
• GPS Coordinates: 21.06, 106.76 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 1.25 MT (2016)
• Total Reserves:
• Recoverable Reserves:
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• Start Year:
• Workforce:
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