Kamashi Coal Mines
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Kamashi Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kamashi Coal Mines | Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia | 9.444658, 35.787402 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.5 | – | Underground | – | – | 494* | 484* |
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 | Thermal | Cement Industry |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Kamakshi Mines & Minerals Private | Kamakshi Mines & Minerals Private | Ethiopia |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Kamashi Coal Mines is a cluster of small coal mines in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia.[1] The company describes its work as "Mining and agglomeration of hard coal [Includes under ground or open-cut mining of anthracite, bituminous or other hard coal; cleaning, sizing, pulverizing and other operations to improve the quality; operations to recover hard coal from culm banks; manufacture of briquettes or other solid fuels consisting chiefly of hard coal and in-situ gasification of coal.]"[2]
- Operator: Kamakshi Mines & Minerals Private
- Owner: Kamakshi Mines & Minerals Private
- Location: Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
- Coordinates: 9.4447, 35.7874 (exact)
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year:
- Production capacity (Mtpa): 0.5
- Total reserves (Mt):
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mine type: Underground
- Mine size (Km2):
- Workforce size:
- Primary consumer: Cement
- Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ Ashenafi Endale, Ethiopia: Local Coal Supply Drops As Conflict Disrupts Production, All Africa, Oct 30, 2021
- ↑ Kamakshi Mines & Minerals Private, Zauba Corp, April 21, 2022
