Mchenga Coal Mine
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Mchenga Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Chiguliro village, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mchenga Coal Mine | Chiguliro village, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi[1][2] | -10.715137, 34.154232 (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] | – | 1987[4] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.09[5] | 0.03[5] | 2017[5] | Underground & Surface[4] | Mixed[4] | 90.0[6] | 50.0*[5] | 333*[7] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0[4] | – | – | Livingstonia[4] | Bituminous[6] | Met[6] | Rukuru power station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mchenga Coal Mines (MCM) Company [100%][4] | Coal Products Ltd [100%] | Malawi |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | 0.04[8] | – | – | – | – |
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
Mchenga Coal Mine is an underground mine in the Livingstonia coalfield, Rumphi, Malawi.[9]
The mine may provide power to the proposed Rukuru power station. It is the second-largest mine in the country, after the Kasikizi coal mine. The Mchenga mine, which began operations in 1987, primarily supplies the local market, however, some of its coal is exported for cement manufacture. The mine was started by a company owned by the Government of Malawi, Mining Investment and Development Corporation. In 1999, it was privatized under the company Coal Products Ltd. At present, the mine is jointly owned by a British-Jamaican investor, Lincoln Bailey, and a Malawian investor, Rafik Gaffar.[9]
In December 2017, China's Hubei Electric Power Construction Engineering Co signed an EPC contract with Mchenga Coal Mines of Malawi to build a 100 MW coal plant in northern Malawi, the Rukuru power station.[10]
In February 2020, Rumphi Police officers were involved in a conflict between Mchenga Coal Mine and community members after the two sides disagreed over corporate social responsibility.[11]
- Operator: Mchenga Coal Mines[9]
- Owner: Coal Products Limited[12]
- Location: Livingstonia coalfield, Rumphi, Malawi
- Coordinates: -10.715137, 34.154232 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 0.3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) (2500 t per month)[9]
- Capacity: 0.9 million tonnes per annum (7,500 tonnes per month)[9]
- Mineable Reserves: 26.5 million tonnes (1.5 proven reserves, 25 probable reserves)[9]
- Coal Type: Thermal, Industrial[9]
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1987[9]
- Source of Financing:
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References
- ↑ ;than%2015%20%25%20%5B19%5D.
- ↑ https://osjournal.org/ojs/index.php/OSJ/article/viewFile/891/60#:~:text=At%20full%20capacity%2C%20the%20mining.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/annual-economic-report-4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://osjournal.org/ojs/index.php/OSJ/article/viewFile/891/60#:~:text=At%20full%20capacity%2C%20the%20mining;than%2015%20%25%20%5B19%5D.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240723012401/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348115519_Application_of_the_BowTie_Method_in_Accident_Analysis_Case_of_Kaziwiziwi_Coal_Mine. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8682/1/Malawi_brochure_3.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://osjournal.org/ojs/index.php/OSJ/article/viewFile/891/60.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-malawi.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Rachel Etter-Phoya,"Strategic Equity Partner sought by Malawi's Mchenga Coal Mines," Goxi, December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "马拉维100MW燃煤电站总包合同完成签约," 湖北工程公司, December 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Police Mediate Between Mchenga Coal Mine and Community," Malawi 24, February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Miner in $287 million coal-fired project", The Times Malawi, June 9, 2022.
