Okaba Coal Mine

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Okaba Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kogi, Nigeria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Okaba Coal Mine	Kogi, Nigeria	7.422395, 7.78071 (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	–	–	–

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
–	0.16	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50	467*

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
250	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	Kogi power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Government of Nigeria	Federal Government of Nigeria	Nigeria

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Okaba coal mine is an operating surface mine in Okaba, Kogi State, Nigeria.

The mine supplies coal to the Kogi Power Station. The Okaba mine is operated by the Nigerian Coal Corporation, which is 100% owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN).

• Operator: Nigerian Coal Corporation
• Owner: The Federal Government of Nigeria
• Location: Okaba, Kogi, Nigeria
• Coordinates: 7.422395, 7.78071 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Mine Production: 0.16 million tonnes per annum
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 250 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Subbituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface, Open cast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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