Coal Mining in Zimbabwe-Temba Hawadi

COAL MINING IN ZIMBABWE – AN OVERVIEWFFF & IEA ZIMBABWE COAL INDABA: ROSEMANK HOTEL, RSA

by Mabasa Temba HAWADI, Director,

ZIMBABWE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYMinistry of Mines and Mining Development

30 March, 2012

COAL MINING IN ZIMBABWE


1. INTRODUCTION

2. OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY

3. COAL RESOURCES

4. COAL EXPLORATION

CONTENTS



COUNTRY PROFILETOTAL AREA 390 757 square kilometersLAND SIZE 386 670 square kilometers

WATER AREA 4 087 square kilometers

CAPITAL CITY HARARE

COMMERCIAL LANGUAGE

English

OTHER LANGUAGES

Shona, Ndebele

CURRENCY Multi currency system (USD, Rand, Pula, Euro)

CLIMATE Subtropical climate. Rain season from November to March.

POPULATION +12 million


ECONOMYZimbabwe is well endowed with significant quantities of

•MINERAL

•AGRICULTURAL and

•HUMAN resources.

MINING IS A LEADER IN THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS THAT INCLUDEAGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURING .


OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY

INDEX of detailedgeological mapping

About 60 - 65%of the countryhas been mappedin detail.

Each block has a1:100 000 map &a descriptive textcalled Bulletin or Short Report all available at the Geological Survey Department


OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY


OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY


60% is Archaean basement

• 2.5 – 3.8 Ga old• Granite-gneisses enclosing

volcano-sedimentary piles known as greenstone belts

• Greenstone belts rich in economic minerals

OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY• Archaean Craton


OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY• Metamorphic belts surrounding craton

the Archaean Limpopo Mobile Belt to the souththe Proterozoic Magondi to the northwestthe Proterozoic Zambezi Mobile Belt to the north and northeastAll rich in economic including metamorphic minerals


the ProterozoicMagondi, Gairezi and Sijarira basins the Permian-Triassic-Jurassic Karoo SupergroupCretaceous sedimentsTertiary to Recent sands of the Kalahari.

OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY• Sedimentary Basins


COAL RESOURCES

Large reserves in Lower Karoo of the mid Zambezi Basin the Save-Limpopo basin. Estimated resources of >12 billion tonnes(20 billion tonnes)(26.65 billion tonnes)The Hwange area hosts large reserves of both coking and thermal coal.

Despite the widespread occurrence, development and production has been around Hwange area. (Hwange, Makomo & Galpex)There has been limited coal production from the Sengwa, Tuli and Mkwasinecoalfields


Known coal areas of Zimbabwe. 1 Sinamatella; 2 Western areas; 3 Hwange Colliery; 4 Entuba 5 Dahlia; 6 Hankano; 7 Lubimbi; 8 Sebungu; 9 Lubu; 10 Lusulu; 11 Sessami; 12 Kaonga; 13 Bari; 14 Sengwa South; 15 SengwaNorth; 16 Nebiri; 17 Marowa; 18 Msambansovu; 19 Strange’sCoal; 20 Sabi Valley; 21 Mkwasine; 22 Malilongwe; 23 Bendezi; 24 Chivumburu; 25 Bubye East; 26 Bubye West; 27 Singwezi; 28 Umzingwane; 29 Massabi. (now 34 locations)

COAL RESOURCES


COAL EXPLORATION

2. Introduction of Exclusive Prospecting Order (EPO) on 1st July 1947 to facilitate prospecting over large areas. 1 in 1947. 1661 by October 2004.Some discoveries through EPOs include:

•Lubimbi coalfield - EPO 13•Tuli coalfield - EPO 19•Bubye coalfield - EPOs 50 & 112•Sengwa coal deposit - EPO 446

1. Geological Mapping/ Prospecting Licences/ Special Grants


COAL EXPLORATIONCURRENT GRANTEDSPECIAL GRANTSand APPLICATIONS


STAGES FOR 27 COMPANIES

•Literature review, desktop studies and reconnaissance

•Geological mapping and geophysical surveys to delineatedrill targets

•Phase 1 drilling and borehole logging

•Phase 2 (follow up/ closer spaced grid) drilling

•Geological modeling & Feasibility studies

•Mining & Production


21%

3%

7%

38%

10%

21%

Mining & Production

Feasibility & Modelling

Phase 2 Drilling

Phase 1 Drilling

Mapping & Surveys

Desktop & Reconnaissance


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