Salkadamna Coal Mine
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Salkadamna Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Salkadamna, Tahoua, Niger.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Salkadamna Coal Mine | Salkadamna, Tahoua, Niger[1] | 14.883333, 5.266667 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[2] | Pre-Permit[2] | New[2] | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit[2] | – | 50.0* | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69.0[3] | – | – | – | Lignite[3] | Thermal[2] | Salkadamna coal mine#Project Details[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Niger Mining and Energy Co [100%][4] | Government of Niger [100%] | Niger |
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 Salkadamna coal mine is a proposed coal mine, managed by the Niger Government, in Tahoua region, Niger.[5]
The mine would supply the proposed Salkadamna power station (200 to 600 MW) coal-fired power station in Tahoua region, Niger. In 2012, the Government of Niger announced its intention to build a coal mine in Salkadamna in the Tahoua Region after the discovery of a reserve of 92 million tonnes (the area was later estimated to hold coal reserves of around 69 million tonnes).[6][7] The goal of the project was to build a mine with a production capacity of 1.1 million tonnes per year. The production was intended to supply fuel for a coal-powered plant and to produce coal briquettes for local consumption. The project involved the construction of a coal-mining complex on 30 square kilometers of land with the construction of a 600MW coal-fired power plant, a 500km high-power line, and a coal-fired briquette plant. US-based Source California Services Inc. (SCS) has been appointed as the developer and China-based Huawei International Power Engineering as the technical consultant.[8]
As of 2020, few details had been released on the project, but in October 2019, Nigerian MPs expressed continued interest in exploiting the reserves in the near future.[9]
- Sponsor: Government of Niger[5]
- Parent company:
- Location: Salkadamna village, near the city of Tahoua in Tahoua region, Niger
- Coordinates: 14.883333, 5.266667 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed
- Start date: 2023
- Coal Type: lignite[5]
- Mine Type: surface, open cast
- Mine Production: 1.1 million tonnes per annum[5]
- Mineable Reserve: 69 million tonnes[5]
- Source of financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/constructafrica_niger-to-update-feasibility-for-salkadamna-activity-7195316775746502656-Tc6u.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://constructafrica.com/projects-and-tenders/niger-seeks-consultant-coal-project-feasibility-study.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240625062637/https://www.nigerrenaissant.org/en/investment-projects/construction-coal-plant-salkadamna.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://apua-asea.org/en/page-de-profil-utilisateur/cmen/profil/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Construction of a Coal Plant in Salkadamna, A Resurgent Niger for A Prosperous Population: Renaissance Conference, December 13-14, Paris.
- ↑ "US firm completes financing for coal and power project in Niger," Reuters, April 14, 2015
- ↑ "- Coal reserves in Salkadamna, Tahoua". Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ↑ "Project Details: GoN – Salkadamna Coal-Mining Complex – Niger," Construction IC, accessed Sep 2017
- ↑ Nigerien MPs say Salkadamna coal must be exploited to increase the country’s energy supply, Energy Mix Report, October 6, 2019.
