Maamba Coal Mine
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Maamba Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Maamba, Sinazongwe, Southern Province, Zambia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Maamba Coal Mine | Maamba, Sinazongwe, Southern Province, Zambia[1] | -17.347480433053, 27.1886660375385 (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 | – | 1966 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4[1] | 0.67 | – | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | 10.7[3] | 60* | 455.5697468* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168[4] | – | – | Siankondobo[1] | Bituminous[1] | Thermal | Coal Plant[4] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Maamba Energy Limited [100.0%][5][6] | Nava Bharat Singapore [65%]; Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited Investment Holdings Plc [35%] | Zambia, India, Singapore |
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
Maamba Coal Mine is a surface mine in Maamba, Southern Province, Zambia.[7] Maamba Colliery Limited operates the mine, which is a subsidiary of Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, which owns a 65% stake in the mine. The government Zambia owns the remains 35% stake in the mine through ZZCM Investment Holdings. The mine supplies the Maamba power station, it also supplies hard coal to local industries. [7]
- Operator: Maamba Colliery Limited [7]
- Owner: Nava Bharat (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (65%) Government of Zambia (35%) [7]
- Location: Maamba, Southern Province, Zambia [7]
- Coordinates: -17.34748043, 27.18866604 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.67 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) [8]
- Reserves: 193 million tonnes (Proven and Probable)[9]
- Coal Type: Thermal
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 1966 [10]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-zambia.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20260717004643/https://www.navalimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mining.svg. Archived from the original on 17 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132336/https://www.navalimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ar_pdf_2022-23_Annual_Report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://maambaenergy.com/company-profile/about-us/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240229050619/https://maambacoal.com/company-profile/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://maambaenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MEL-Newsletter_MayAug.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Maamba Colliery Limited, "About Us", MMC website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ ZZCM Investment Holdings, "Maamba Collieries", ZZCM website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ Nava Bharat, "Annual Report 2019", NB Ventures website, Accessed April 2021
- ↑ World Bank, "Report No. P-3431-ZA", World Bank website, Accessed April 2021
