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Mozambique
Moatize Mine

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 Location:
10 km SW from Moatize, Mozambique

  Address:
Unnamed road, Chipenga
Moatize
Mozambique
2302
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (metallurgical)
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Processing
  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Flotation
  • Dense media separation
Mine Life2035
The Brazilian mining giant Vale on April 25, 2022 concluded the sale of its Mozambican coal production assets (the Moatize coal mine and the Nacala Logistical Corridor) to Vulcan Minerals is a private company, a subsidiary of India-based Jindal Group.
Latest NewsMozambique: Vale Sells Coal Assets to Vulcan Resources     May 4, 2022


Owners

Source: p. 70
CompanyInterestOwnership
Empresa Mocambicana de Exploracao Mineira, S.A 5 % Indirect
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 14.25 % Indirect
Vulcan Minerals 80.75 % Indirect
Vale Mozambique S.A (operator) 100 % Direct
Vale had an indirect 80.75% stake, Mitsui has an indirect 14.25% stake and the remaining is owned by Empresa Mocambicana de Exploracao Mineira, S.A. In January 2021, Vale signed a Heads of Agreement with Mitsui to structure Mitsui’s exit from Vale Mozambique and Nacala Logistics Corridor.

The Brazilian mining giant Vale on April 25, 2022 concluded the sale of its Mozambican coal production assets (the Moatize coal mine and the Nacala Logistical Corridor) to Vulcan Minerals is a private company, a subsidiary of India-based Jindal Group.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:

The Matinde formation is the uppermost Karoo formation in the Tete/Moatize area and is comprised of a uniform series of coarse, highly compact cross bedded sandstones with locally developed conglomerates. Thin high ash coal and carbonaceous shales occur intermittently throughout the Matinde formation, but are not of economical value.

In the Moatize-Minjova basin, economically significant coal seams are present at intervals over a total stratigraphic thickness of 317 m within the Serie Produtiva only. It consists of a sequence of shales, mudstones and siltstones, intercalated with coal seams and carbonaceous shales. The sediments were deposited in a deltaic environment under stable conditions and slow subsidence. Coal is contained in six multi-seam coal bearing zones known stratigraphically from the youngest to the oldest as:
- Andre (± 1.5 m).
- Grand Falesia (± 11 m).
- Intermedia (± 9 m).
- Bananeiras (± 40 m).
- Chipanga (± 35 m).
- Souza Pinto (± 13 m).

Seams consist of bright coal, mainly vitrinite, alternating with dull detrital coal, carbonaceous shale and shale. The shale to coal ratio in the Chipanga seam is in the order of 60/40.

The Chipanga Seam is economically the most important of the coal seams, as it is thicker and laterally more extensive and therefore has the largest reserves.

The Moatize-Minjova Coal basin is a NW-SE trending graben, 20 km long and 7 km wide, associated with the Zambezi Valley distension zone. The graben is bounded by normal faults with throws of between 500 m and 800 m, which are marked by thick fault breccias.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

Open-cut mine, which was developed directly by Vale.

The mining method chosen is to use large scale open pit mining truck and shovel system to mine the Moatize deposit.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant
  • CHPP
  • Flotation
  • Dense media separation

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Summary:

Operations started in August 2011 and are expected to reach a nominal production capacity of 22 Mtpy, considering the Moatize expansion, comprised of metallurgical and thermal coal and the Nacala Logistics Corridor ramp-up.

Produces metallurgical and thermal coal. Moatize’s main branded products are the MLV premium hard coking coal and Moatize Low Vol Premium hard coking coal, but there is operational flexibility for multiple products. The optimal product portfolio will come as a result of market trials. Coal from the mines is currently processed at a CHPP with a capacity of 4,000 metric tons per hour. An additional CHPP began production in August 2016, which increased feed capacity by additional 4,000 metric tons per hour.

The coal is transported from the mine to the port at Nacala-a-Velha via the Nacala Logistics Corridor.


Production:

CommodityUnits2020201920182017201620152014
Coal (metallurgical) kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required6,1616,9533,4803,4013,124
Coal (thermal) kt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at December 31, 2020:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Proven 125.5 Mt Coal (M/T)
Probable 591 Mt Coal (M/T)
Proven & Probable 716.5 Mt Coal (M/T)


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Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Form 20-F 2018
Form 20-F 2016
Form 20-F 2015
Technical Report 2010
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News:

NewsDate
Mozambique: Vale Sells Coal Assets to Vulcan Resources May 4, 2022
Vale announces the sale of its coal assets December 21, 2021
Vale informs on prepayment of Nacala Logistics Corridor Project Finance and conclusion of the acquisition of Mitsui's stake June 9, 2021
Mitsui Entered into Definitive Agreement for Moatize Coal and Nacala Infrastructure Projects, and Deconsolidation of Mitsui & Co... April 20, 2021
Mitsui Entered Into Heads of Agreement for Moatize Coal Mine, Nacala Corridor Rail & Port Infrastructure Projects January 21, 2021

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