Benga Coal Project Phase 1 , Mozambique

Benga Coal Project, located in the province of Tete in western Mozambique. The project will be developed in three principal stages, to align with the completion and expansion of rail, port and river barging infrastructure in Mozambique. The initial stage 1 development at 5,3-million run-of-mine (RoM) tons a year, will produce about 1,7-million tons a year of high-quality hard coking coal, and 300 000 t/y of export thermal coal. Stage 1 of the project, will also include the relocation of some 59 households to an area called Mwaladzi, about 50 km from the Benga mine site. The stage-two expansion will include the installation of a second module of the coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) and increase RoM production to 10,6-million RoM tons a year, boosting output to 3,3-million-tons-a-year high-quality hard coking coal and two-million-tons-a-year export thermal coal. The final stage is expected to increase coal production to about 20-million RoM tons a year, through the installation of two additional coal preparation plant modules. The development of stage 1: $270-million. Stage 2: $150 million.