Progreso Coal Mine

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Progreso Coal Mine (Mina de carbón Progreso, Carbonífera de San Patricio) is an operating coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Progreso Coal Mine	Coahuila, Mexico	27.571572, -101.339567 (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
–	1.34	2021	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	363*

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
–	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Carbonifera De San Patricio	Carbonifera De San Patricio [100%]	Mexico

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	1	1	–	1

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

Progreso Coal Mine is a coal mine in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The Progreso mine is Mexico's third most productive coal mine, surpassed only by the Micare and Mimosa mines. Coal production at the Progreso mine was estimated to be 1.339 million tonnes in 2021 and 1.101 million tonnes in 2020.

• Operator: Carbonifera de San Patricio
• Owner: Carbonifera de San Patricio
• Location: Progreso, Coahuila, Mexico
• Coordinates: 27.571572, -101.339567 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year:
• Production: 1.1 million tonnes (2020), 1.3 million tonnes (2021)
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine type: Surface
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size:
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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