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Kasikizi Coal Mine is a surface mine in Mpata, Karonga, Malawi.[1]
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the mine.
Background
Kasikizi Coal Mine Ltd operates the mine, which is owned as a joint venture between a Malawian cement company Zagaf Cement and a number of Indian companies including Edna Construction, and Mining Limited of India. [2] The mine supplies the local manufacturing industry and a the thermal power industry. [3] The mine had a an expected life-of-mine of 15-20 years when it opened in 2018 [4]
Mine Details
- Operator: Kasikizi Coal Mine Ltd [5]
- Owner:
- Location: Mpata, Karonga, Malawi ref name="MM"/>
- Coordinates: -10.01524459, 33.8115936 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 0.24 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) [1]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves: 4 million tonnes [1]
- Coal Type: (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2018[2]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Karonga District Council, "Karonga District Council Socio-Economic Profile 2017", Integration Point MW website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mining Malawi, "Indian Investors Launch New Coal Mine in Karonga", Malawi Mining west, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ Mining Malawi, "Mining and Trade Review, February 2018", Malawi Mining website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ Malawi Broadcasting Corporation [https://www.mbc.mw/index.php/news/entertainment/item/6676-new-k1-5-billion-coal-mine-pens-in-karonga "New K1.5 Billion Coal Mine Opens in Karonga", MBC website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ Mining Malawi, "Mining and Trade Review, October 2018", Malawi Mining website, Accessed April 2021