Wankie: an old mine, but still growing

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · World Coal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6182710

Chadwick, J R

Zimbabwe has only one coal mine which is being expanded to produce 4,000,000 tons per year by surface and underground methods. The coal is partly steam coal and partly good coking coal of low ash content. The mining equipment used is described in considerable detail. Part of the coking coal is coked at the mine in a battery of 32 silica brick coke ovens. Coke and by-product production are given. There are important coal reserves in Zimbabwe estimated at 30,000,000,000 tons, of which 1,300,000,000 tons are recoverable by surface mining. (LTN)

• OSTI ID: 6182710
• Journal Information: World Coal; (United States), Vol. 7:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL
ASHES
VOLATILE MATTER
SURFACE MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
UNDERGROUND MINING
ZIMBABWE
COAL MINES
COAL RESERVES
COKING PLANTS
BY-PRODUCTS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
COAL MINING
COAL SEAMS
COKING
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
OVERBURDEN
PRODUCTION
REMOVAL
ROOM AND PILLAR MINING
THICKNESS
AFRICA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONIZATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL DEPOSITS
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
DIMENSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EXPLOSIVES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MATTER
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINES
MINING
NUMERICAL DATA
RESERVES
RESIDUES
RESOURCES
012000* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Mining