SSCM Coal Mines

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SSCM Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Diphalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
SSCM Coal Mines	Diphalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines	7.665158, 122.993789 (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	–	–	–

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	2022	Underground	–	–	494*	396*

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
PNOC Exploration Corp	PNOC Exploration Corp [100%]	Philippines

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

SSCM Coal Mines are several local coal mines in the Malangas area within the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. In its 2021 annual report, the state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), which owns the SSCMs, stated that its subsidiary - the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) - supervised five small-scale coal mine permittees for Coal Operating Contract (COC) 41; two of which had ongoing operations in the municipality of Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay., within the Malangas Reservation. These include Sta. Barbara-Little Baguio-Malongon, and Area 1-Gotas areas. PNOC EC also supervises several small scale coal mining permittees within the concession area.

The Department of Energy of the Philippines (DOE) has granted an 18-year extension of COC 41 on 22 June 2012 valid until 13 August 2030. Mine 3 Coal Project and Mine 4 Coal Project are also covered by COC 41.

The SSCMs were able to deliver a total of 1,510 tonnes to PNOC EC in 2021. In 2022, there was no supply delivery of Malangas due to pending application of SSCM permittees with the DOE hence, target sales and production were not realized.

In its 2022 annual report, PNOC-EC reported that COC 41 is slowly resuming operations after several years of minimal activity due to the vicissitudes of the international coal market. The company stated that it wants to make COC 41 once again a fully working asset.

In interview dated May 2023, PNOC-EC stated that the small scale coal mine produced 0.757 million tonnes in total since 2022. (that's about 0.04 million per month tonnes on average). However, PNOC-EC's 2023 annual report did not mention any production levels from the SSCM mines.

• Owner: Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC)
• Parent Company: Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)
• Location: Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines
• Coordinates: 7.6652, 122.9938 (approximate)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Start Year:
• Production Capacity: 0.00151 million tonnes (2021), 0 (2022)
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Subbituminous
• Mine Type: Underground
• Mine Size:
• Workforce Size:
• Source of Financing:

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