Coal Zimbabwe Mine

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Coal Zimbabwe Mine is an operating coal mine in Chiredzi, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Coal Zimbabwe Mine Masvingo, Zimbabwe -20.935825, 32.059622 (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[1] – 2006[2] –

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
1.2[3] 2.43[4] 2021[4] Surface[5][6] – – 60* 722.8456006*

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
– – – – Bituminous Met Steel Plant

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
SteelMakers Zimbabwe Ltd [100.0%][1] SteelMakers Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ROM – – – – – – – – –

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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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
M2323.B1 mine boundary surface Estimated boundary for Coal Zimbabwe Mine estimated 2023-11-19 00:00:00

Table SMP2: Coal mine boundaries and methane sources data (continued)

Coal mine boundaries and methane sources were last researched for this mine on Jul 23, 2025
ID Notes
M2323.B1 Polygon for Coal Zimbabwe surface mine manually estimated from Google Earth Pro satellite imagery

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of world coal mines, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Mine Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260701054815/https://app.smlzim.com/operations. Archived from the original on 01 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230224190746/https://smlzim.com/operations/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF). 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20240303012725/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-zimbabwe.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/mining/zimbabwe--five-largest-surface-mines-in-2090934/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/mining/zimbabwe--five-largest-underground-mines-in-2090935/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20260717005026/https://www.thezimbabwean.co/2009/12/sponge-mine-gets-coal-grant/. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)