MTE EXHIBITIONS
MTE EXHIBITIONS
MOZAMBIQUE’S
RESOURCE
POTENTIAL
Following a short break,
travelling exhibition Mining
and Technical Exhibitions
(MTE) returned to Mozambique
to host an exhibition in Tete
over two days at the end of
July. The decision to return to
Mozambique was motivated
by a significant improvement
in southern African country’s
mining industry, writes
Dineo Phoshoko.
C
oal, graphite, gold and bentonite are some
of the minerals found in Mozambique. In
Mozambique coal mining is the fastest
growing industrial segment. Significant
reserves of coking coal have been discovered
in Tete province and the Zambezi area, which have
attracted several prominent mining companies.
Development projects
Brazilian mining giant, Vale, developed the Moatize coal
mine in Tete – with the mine producing coal for the past
eight years. In addition, the company has invested in
developing two railroad projects – the Sena railroad project
and the Nacala corridor project – to transport coal from
Moatize mine to the seaport for exports.
The 575km long Sena railroad project is already in
operation and connects the Moatize mine to the port of
Beira in southern Mozambique. It has a transport capacity
of six million tons of coal a year.
The Nacala corridor project, which is currently under
development, will connect the Moatize mine to the
port of Nacala. The 912km long corridor will transport
approximately 18 million tonnes of coal, derived from the
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