Ncondezi Coal Mine

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Ncondezi Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Tete, Mozambique.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ncondezi Coal Mine	Tete, Mozambique	-15.5958333, 32.7647222 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Permitted	New	2023	–

Table 3: Operation details

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
1.5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	120	120

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
–	–	4700	Zambezi, Ncondezi	Subbituminous	Thermal	Ncondezi power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Ncondezi Energy Limited	Ncondezi Energy Limited	Mozambique

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

Ncondezi coal mine is a proposed project, owned by Ncondezi Energy Limited, to produce approximately 1.2 million tonnes per annum, in the Moatize Basin, Tete Province, Mozambique.

The mine would provide coal to the Ncondezi power station. According to the company website, "Ncondezi is developing an integrated thermal coal mine and 300MW power plant, located in the Tete Province of northern Mozambique, to supply electricity to the Northern Grid. The project is approximately 92km from the existing power transmission grid. The Company is targeting delivery of first power between end 2023 and beginning 2024."

According to IJGlobal, the mine entered "pre-construction" in 2022.

• Operator:
• Parent Company: Ncondezi Energy Limited
• Location: Tete, Mozambique
• GPS Coordinates: -15.5958333, 32.7647222 (approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity:1.2 million tonnes per annum (previously 1.5 mtpa)
• Total Resource:4700 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 120 million tonnes
• Coal Type:
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: surface, open pit
• Start Year: 2023 (with 25 year life of mine)
• Source of Financing:

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