Okpara Coal Mine

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Okpara Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Enugu, Nigeria.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Okpara Coal Mine Enugu, Nigeria 6.401342, 7.450798 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1]

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
0.003 Underground 180 512*

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
100 Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Government of Nigeria Government of Nigeria [100%] Nigeria

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.

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302075306/https://www.bpe.gov.ng/nigerian-coal-corporation/. Archived from the original on 02 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)