Chirodzi Coal Mine
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Chirodzi Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Cauirisa, Changara, Tete, Mozambique.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chirodzi Coal Mine | Cauirisa, Tete, Mozambique | -15.914093, 33.013188 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2012[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[1] | 1.03[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | 101.15[2] | 300[2] | 1044[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750[2] | 2025[2] | 1200 | Zambezi, Sanângoè-Mefídézi | Bituminous | Thermal & Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| JSPL Mozambique Minerais Ltda [100.0%][3][4] | Jindal Group | India |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | 2.4[5][1] | 3.2[6] | 4.1[6] | 5[3] | 5[7] | – | 1.03[2] |
Expansion/Extension
Table 7: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Announced | Expansion | – | 8[8][3] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Chirodzi coal mine is operated by JSPL Mozambique Minerals Limitada, a subsidiary of Indian company Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) near the village of Chirodzi, Tete province, Mozambique Mozambique.
The mine would provide coal to the proposed Jindal Tete Power Station.
When it opened the mine expected to produce 10 million tonnes per annum, but today operates far beneath that figure. In 2020, the company planned to increase production to 4.5 million tonnes per annum.[9] The company has 25-year mining concession in the Moatize region covering 21,540 hectares of land, known as the Chirodzi mine.[10] JSPL plans for a 10 million tonnes per annum coal mining operation that will produce semi-hard grade coking coal for steel plants and thermal coal for power plants. [11] The mine opened in October 2013, and has estimated reserves of 1.2 billion tonnes of coal.[12]
According to the company, the major constraint on production is the distance from the mine to the railroad terminal in the city of Moatize, approximately 150 kilometres.[9]
- Operator: JSPL Mozambique Minerals Limitada
- Parent Company: Jindal Steel and Power
- Location: Chirodzi village, Songo and Changara districts, Tete province, Mozambique
- GPS Coordinates: -15.914093, 33.013188 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production:2.4 million tonnes (2020)[9]; 1.44 (2021)[13]
- Additional Proposed Capacity: 4.5 million tonnes per annum(expansion of 2.1 million tonnes per annum)[9]
- Total Resource: 1200 million tonnes[11]
- Mineable Reserves: 700 million tonnes (Proven) [14]
- Coal Type: Coking[15]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: surface, open pit[15]
- Start Year: 2013[15]
- Source of Financing:
Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources
Global Energy Monitor researchers have identified coal mine boundary/boundaries and potential sources of coal mine methane (CMM) for this mine. These research results can be used to drive CMM attribution and mitigation efforts, particularly when combined with remotely sensed methane plume locations and mine ownership data. Explore the results with the embedded map at the top of this page by clicking on the mine boundary polygon or the CMM placemarkers to reveal more details. A detailed description of this research can be found in Coal Mine Boundaries and Methane Sources. This data is also available as a downloadable companion dataset to the Global Coal Mine Tracker and the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Table SMP1: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data
| ID | Mine feature category | Mine feature subcategory | Description | Coordinates precision | Data source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0739.B1 | mine boundary | surface | Boundary of mining concession area at Chirodzi Coal Mine | extracted | 2025-02-01 00:00:00 |
| M0739.B2 | mine boundary | surface | Boundary of coal-bearing area at Chirodzi Coal Mine | extracted | 2025-02-01 00:00:00 |
| M0739.P1 | other | preparation plant | Coal washing plant at Chirodzi Coal Mine | extracted | 2023-09-15 00:00:00 |
| M0739.P2 | degasification system | combined heat and power plant | Possible power plant at Chirodzi Coal Mine | extracted | 2023-09-15 00:00:00 |
Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)
| ID | Notes |
|---|---|
| M0739.B1 | The boundary is the concession area for Chirodzi Coal Mine extracted from map on page 4 in Jindal Africa's "Presentation on
Mozambique Operation and Project," February 2025,: https://web.archive.org/web/20250721212134/https://miningindaba.com/getmedia/38dfc9c9-07bf-4e9b-b9c6-5a28c6e73bbf/8-Jindal-Africa-2025_Presentation.pdf. The are of the boundary is approximately 173 sq km. |
| M0739.B2 | The boundary of the coal-bearing area within concession area of Chirodzi Coal Mine extracted from the drawing on page 3 in Jindal Africa's "Presentation on
Mozambique Operation and Project," February 2025, https://web.archive.org/web/20250721212134/https://miningindaba.com/getmedia/38dfc9c9-07bf-4e9b-b9c6-5a28c6e73bbf/8-Jindal-Africa-2025_Presentation.pdf. The area of the boundary is approximately 30 sq km. |
| M0739.P1 | Coal washing plant identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery, confirmed with photograph from Africa Outlook August 2024 issue, pp. 4-5: https://web.archive.org/web/20250723165827/https://issuu.com/outlookpublishing/docs/jindal-africa |
| M0739.P2 | Possible power plant identified visually from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery. Information on 8 MW coal power plant found in proposal from April 2022, pg. 3: https://web.archive.org/web/20250723171620/https://www.scribd.com/document/627882324/TECHNICAL-AND-FINACIAL-PROPOSAL-FOR-LINCENSING-OF-8MW-TERMAL-POWER-PLANT-IN-CHIRODZI-120422. An article from October 2024 confirms 8 MW power plant was built: https://web.archive.org/web/20250723171525/https://theenergyyear.com/articles/jindal-forges-ahead-in-mozambique/ |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.jindalafrica.com/operations/chirodzi/.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedautoref_0 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125054424/https://d2lptvt2jijg6f.cloudfront.net/jindalsteelpower/custom/1691474039jspl-annual-report-2022-23.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.cartamz.com/~cartamzc/index.php/economia-e-negocios/item/4548-jspl-mozambique-minerais-aumenta-extraccao-de-carvao-em-mocambique.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230130082532/https://macauhub.com.mo/2020/03/02/pt-jspl-mozambique-minerais-aumenta-extraccao-de-carvao-em-mocambique/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125050203/https://d2lptvt2jijg6f.cloudfront.net/jindalsteelpower/post/1663761457_Annual-%20Report-%20FY22.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://d2lptvt2jijg6f.cloudfront.net/jspsteelpower20/custom/1723623776Annual-Report-FY24.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://theenergyyear.com/articles/jindal-forges-ahead-in-mozambique/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 JSPL Mozambique Minerais due to start mining coal in Mozambique in December, Macauhub, March 2, 2020
- ↑ "Mozambique: Another Coal Power Station Planned for Tete," All Africa, Oct. 4, 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Facilities and Technologies: Other areas: Mozambique," Jindal Power website, accessed Feb 2014
- ↑ "Jindal Africa officially opens Chirodzi coal mine in Mozambique after export delays," CNBC Africa, Oct 18, 2013
- ↑ Mozambique: Five Largest Mines in 2021, Global Data, accessed December 2022
- ↑ Jindal Africa, "Mozambique", Jindal website, Accessed June 2021
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Jindal starts coking coal production at Chirodzi mine in Mozambique, Metal Bulletin, November 26, 2012
