San Luis Coal Mine
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San Luis Coal Mine (Mina San Luis) is an operating coal mine in El Carmen de Chucurí, Santander, Colombia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis Coal Mine | El Carmen de Chucurí, Santander, Colombia | 6.69674, -73.516186 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | – | Extenstion[1] | 2005[1] | – |
| Operating[2] | – | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.548[1] | – | – | Underground & Surface[1] | Mixed[1] | – | 60.0* | 220[1] |
| 0.6[2] | – | – | Underground | – | – | 494.0* | 254*[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 102.0[2] | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met | – |
| 78.0[1] | 2021[1] | 114.0[1] | – | – | Thermal & Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Carbonera San Luis S.A.S.; Centromin S.A.S.; Mincar S.A.S ; San Luis Coal SA | San Luis Coal SA [100%] | Colombia |
| Carbonera San Luis S.A.S.; Centromin S.A.S.; Mincar S.A.S ; San Luis Coal SA[1] | San Luis Coal SA [100%] | Colombia |
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 San Luis Coal Mine (known locally as Proyecto San Luis) is a proposed coal mine located in El Carmen de Chucurí, Santander, Colombia. The proposed San Luis Mine is a project of San Luis Coal S.A. As of August 2021, detailed engineering studies were underway, and the company had applied for an environmental license and received government approval for its official work plan.[3]
In a list of the National Mining Agency's (Agencia Nacional de Mineria) current mining titles in January 2023, San Luis Coal S.A. was listed as having received initial approval, but did not have a valid environmental license to operate.[4] Without known documentation of the proposed mine's progress or further development since August 2021, the project was presumed shelved.
- Owner: San Luis Coal S.A.[3]
- Parent company: San Luis Coal S.A.[3]
- Location: El Carmen de Chucurí, Santander, Colombia[3]
- GPS coordinates: 6.696740, -73.516186 (approximate)
- Mine status: Proposed
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves:
- Measured resources: 32.4 MT (million metric tonnes)[3]
- Indicated resources: 70 MT (million metric tonnes)[3]
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Coal grade: Thermal and met
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Underground[3]
- Useful life of mine: 15 years[3]
- Anticipated production: 628,848 tonnes per annum[3]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees: 70[3]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 (PDF) https://mineriaencolombia.anm.gov.co/sites/default/files/docupromocion/Proyecto%20Mina%20San%20Luis%20-%20Centromin%2008%202021.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302081043/https://mineriaencolombia.anm.gov.co/sites/default/files/docupromocion/Proyecto%2520San%2520Luis%252008%25202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Proyecto San Luis" (PDF). ANM (Agencia Nacional de Minería). August 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Titulos Mineros Vigentes de Carbón, Agencia Nacional de Mineria, January 31, 2023.
