Kiwira Coal Mine
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Kiwira Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mbeya City, Ileje, Rungwe, Tanzania.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kiwira Coal Mine | Mbeya City, Ileje, Rungwe, Tanzania[1][2] | -9.4827, 33.676 (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[3] | – | 1988[4] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.25[1] | – | – | Underground & Surface[5] | Mixed | – | 60.0* | 420* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 300.0[5] | Songwe-Kiwara[1] | Subbituminous | Thermal & Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| State Mining Corporation of Tanzania [100%][6] | – | Tanzania |
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
The Kiwira Coal Mine (also known as the "Kibula-Kiwira mine") is located in Tanzania's Songwe-Kiwira Coalfield in East Africa. The area was developed in 1988 by the State Mining Corporation of Tanzania (STAMICO) with Chinese assistance.
Kiwira remained under STAMICO's state ownership until 2005, when it was privatized and acquired by TanPower Resources Limited.[7]
Operations at the mine ceased in 2013, and all workers were laid off.[8] However, in 2019, the Tanzanian president directed the transfer of all Kiwira shares still held by the initial investor, TanPower Resources, back to the government to pave the way for a fresh sale to potential new investors. Mining operations restarted soon after that—around 2022—with STAMICO still responsible for the mine.[9][8]
While current coal production rates are unknown, as of 2011, the mine produced 96,000 tonnes annually. The majority of the Kiwira mine's coal is consumed locally at a coal-fired power generating plant.[10] It was announced in September 2011 that the mine would be run by the Chinese government, which invested 400 million US dollars in the mining project.[11]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.tanzaniainvest.com/coal.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250419000308/https://africanminingmarket.com/tanzanias-kiwira-coal-mine-set-to-start-mass-production/12456/. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://tanzania.eu.com/the-evaluation-of-kiwira-coal-mine-by-the-parliamentary-standing-committee/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250424183703/https://china.aiddata.org/projects/1906/. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Available Opportunities at STAMICO" (PDF). State Mining Corporation (STAMICO). 2022-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ https://www.stamico.co.tz/pages/own-projects.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Project ID 1906: China pledges to loan $400 million USD to Tanzania for Kiwira coal mine", AidData website, Accessed February 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Tanzania's Kiwira Coal Mine Set to Start Mass Production", African Mining Market, February 8, 2022.
- ↑ Tanzania Coal, TanzaniaInvest website, accessed February 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Sea B Gems" Tanzania Coal, accessed September 22, 2011.
- ↑ "China to run Kiwira Mine" Daily News, Leonard Mwakalebela, September 22, 2011.
