Zambeze Gas and Coal Mine

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Zambeze Gas and Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zambeze Gas and Coal Mine Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe -18.424506, 26.529876 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Project Type Opening Year Closing Year
Operating 2017[1]
Shelved[2] Pre-Permit New

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
0.2[1] 2020[1] Surface Open Pit 50* 450[1]
0 Underground 494 *

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
Hwange Subbituminous Thermal
200[1] Hwange Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe [100%] Zimbabwe
Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe [100%] Zimbabwe

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.sustainable-carbon.org/zimbabwe-zambezi-gas-to-double-coal-output/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.herald.co.zw/zambezi-gas-and-coal-mine-shelves-plans/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)