Benga coal mine

The Benga Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Tete, Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.9 billion tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa and the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moatize and Tete.

Moatize

Town

Photo: Teixant, Public domain.

Moatize is the principal town and administrative center of Moatize District in western Mozambique's Tete Province. It is located on the eastern side of the Zambezi River at the confluence of the Moatize and Revuboe Rivers. Moatize is situated 9 km northeast of Benga coal mine.

Tete

Photo: EmjayE2, Public domain.

Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Zambezi River, and is the site of two of the four bridges crossing the river in Mozambique.

Benga coal mine

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Mozambique
Categories: mine and industry
Location: Tete, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-16.17177° or 16° 10′ 18″ south

Longitude

33.67108° or 33° 40′ 16″ east

Open location code

5GMMRMHC+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 192528820

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

Wikidata ID

Q16978528

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In Other Languages

“Benga coal mine” goes by many names.

French: “mine de charbon Benga”
French: “Mine de charbon Benga”

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