Semirara Molave Coal Project

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Semirara Molave Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Semirara, Caluya, Antique, Philippines.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Semirara Molave Coal Project	Semirara, Caluya, Antique, Philippines	12.11583871, 121.3686921 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	Expansion	2027 (planned)	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
8	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	57.0	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
34.0	–	–	Panian	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Semirara Mining and Power Corp [100%]	Semirara Mining and Power Corp [100%]	Philippines

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

According to the mine's Project Description for Scoping (PDS, January 2019), the proposal is to raise the capacity of Molave-Narra coal mine capacity from 8 to 16 MTPA. According to the PDS, the project shall supply fuel coal to the 2x350MW expansion of the Calaca power station with an estimated 1.6 to 2.2 million metric tons of coal per year, along with providing coal to heavy industry such as cement manufacturers.

Expansion of the Calaca power station was shelved or cancelled on Nov. 9, 2020, and construction contracts were terminated by Semirara Mining and Power Corp. and Meralco Powergen Corp. Meralco's president Rogelio Singson said the plant's cancellation was the result of the DOE's October 2020 moratorium on new greenfield power plants. However later sources from 2023 still listed the two expansion units as "indicative power projects". Please refer to Calaca power station for up-to-date status.

Please refer to Molave-Narra coal mines for up-to-date information on the mine and its expansion.

Mine Details

• Operator: Semirara Mining and Power Corporation
• Parent Company: DMCI Holdings Inc.
• Location: Semirara Island, Philippines.
• GPS coordinates: 12.101453, 121.377552 (exact)
• Mine status: Proposed
• Mineable reserves: 34 million tonnes
• Coal type: Subbituminous, Bituminous
• Mine size: 13,000 ha concession
• Mine depth: 300m
• Mine type: Surface (open cast)
• Mine depth:
• Proposed Production: 8 million tonnes per year
• Number of employees:

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