Samlaung Coal Mine

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Samlaung Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Hsipaw ship, Shan, Myanmar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samlaung Coal Mine Hsipaw ship, Shan, Myanmar 22.65953, 97.288431 (exact)

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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
0.06 Surface Open Pit 50* 406*

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
1 Lignite Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Triple "A" International Co Ltd Triple "A" International Co Ltd [100%] Myanmar

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 Sam Laung coal mine is surface coal mine near Hsipaw (Thibaw) in Shan State, Myanmar. According to 2011 report by the Pa’O Youth Organisation, the deposit was actively mined by a company AAA International (Triple "A" International Co. Ltd)[1]

Triple A International Group has cement business, however the corporate website does not mention any mining operations.[2]

As of February 2024, it was not clear whether the mine was operating.

  • Owner: Triple "A" International Co. Ltd[1]
  • Parent Company: Triple "A" International Co. Ltd
  • Location: Hsipaw Township (Thibaw), Shan State, Myanmar
  • Coordinates: 22.65953, 97.288431 (Exact)[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Production: N/A
  • Total Resource:
  • Total Reserves: 1.6 Mt (2012)[4]
  • Coal Type: Lignite[4]
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pa’O Youth Organisation, Poison Clouds: Lessons from Burma’s largest coal project at Tigyit, Pa’O Youth Organisation, January 2011. (Pdf)
  2. "Projects". www.aaagroupmdy.com. Retrieved February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Pa’O Youth Organisation, Poison Clouds: Lessons from Burma’s largest coal project at Tigyit, Pa’O Youth Organisation, January 2011. (Pdf)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "CHALLENGING MYANMAR'S CENTRALIZED ENERGY MODEL (page 114)" (PDF). https://www.burmaenac.org/. 2020. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)