Dathwegyauk Coal Mine
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Dathwegyauk Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Tamu, Sagaing, Myanmar.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Dathwegyauk Coal Mine | Tamu, Tamu, Sagaing, Myanmar[1][2] | 24.22, 94.31 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Surface[4] | Open Pit | – | 50* | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33[5] | 2015[5] | 38[5] | – | Subbituminous[1] | Thermal[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar Economic Corporation [100.0%][6] | Myanmar Economic Corporation | Myanmar |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 Dathwegyauk coal deposit is located near Tamu in Sagain state, Myanmar.[7] The mine is based on a deposit estimated to contain 33.9 million tonnes of sub-bituminous coal, as per 2011 report by the Pa’O Youth Organisation.The deposit was marked as discovered, but not actively mined as of 2011.[8]
A 2016 report by WWF, Intelligent Energy Systems, and Mekong Economics identified Dathwegyauk among Myanmar's largest coal deposits, citing an estimated reserve of 33 million tons, comparable to contemporaneous estimates for the nearby Kalewa (88 million tons) and Mawleik (89 million tons) deposits.[9]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://policy.asiapacificenergy.org/sites/default/files/1_2015-12-Myanmar_Energy_Master_Plan_red-2.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.academia.edu/35897834/060_MNS1_Coal_Deposits_and_Coal_Mining_in_Myanmar_pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/270631468053668289/txt/multi-page.txt.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://theasiadialogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2015-12-Myanmar_Energy_Master_Plan.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://burmacampaign.org.uk/media/PoisonClouds.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Coal Report, Project Maje, 2016
- ↑ Pa’O Youth Organisation, Poison Clouds: Lessons from Burma’s largest coal project at Tigyit, Pa’O Youth Organisation, January 2011. (Pdf)
- ↑ WWF; Intelligent Energy Systems; Mekong Economics (2016). "Alternative Vision for Myanmar's Power Sector: Towards Full Renewable Electricity by 2050" (PDF). WWF. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
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