Habrang Coal Mine

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Habrang Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Bhangtar, Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag District, Bhutan, Bhangtar, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Habrang Coal Mine Bhangtar, Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag District, Bhutan, Bhangtar, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan[1] 26.90306949, 91.67961198 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[2] 2016[2] 2024[3]

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
0.045[2] 0.04 Surface[4] Open Pit[4] 0.58[5] 50.0* 281*

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
0.243758[5] 0.286[5] Subbituminous Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL) [100%][6] Druk Holding and Investment Ltd [100.0%] Bhutan

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Ownership Tree

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Background

Habrang Coal Mine is an operating mine in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan.[7] The owner and operator of the mine is State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL), an enterprise of the Royal Government of Bhutan.

  • Owner: State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL)
  • Operator: Royal Government of Bhutan
  • Location: Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan
  • GPS Coordinates: 26.90306949, 91.67961198 (Exact)
  • Status: Operating
  • Production Capacity: 0.045 million tons[7]
  • Total Resource: 0.6 (Proven)
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal type: Sub-Bituminous (Thermal)
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Mining Method:
  • Start Year:
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and Resources

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250219122410/https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/mineral-pubs/country/2015/myb3-2015-bt-np.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.smcl.bt/#/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20250326011129/https://www.bbs.bt/221674/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.gbcl.bt/products-services/landscape-design-and-planning/habrang-coal-mine-restoration/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20250326005937/https://smcl.bt/portfolio/hcm/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://smcl.bt/#/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL), Company Website, accessed September 2021