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Coal / Uranium Mines in Colombia
Colombia has 28 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 13th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating and 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is El Descanso Coal Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Carbomas S.A.S (3), Carbomas SAS (3) and Drummond Ltd (3) — Carbomas S.A.S alone is named on 11% of them. Half of Colombia's coal / uranium mines in service predate 2008 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is La Ramada Coal Mine, dating from 1950. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Cañaverales Coal Mine, proposed. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Colombia.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Colombia
- El Descanso Coal Mine2009
- Cerrejón Coal Mine1985
- Compañía Minera y Forestal Coal Mine2004
- San Juan Coal Mine2026 · idle
- Pribbenow Coal Mine1995
- El Corozo Coal Mine2021
- El Hatillo Coal Mine
- Río Blanco Coal Mine2015
- Papayal Coal Mineidle
- Cañaverales Coal Mineproposed
- Bijao-La Guacamaya Coal Mineidle
- El Campano Mine2019
- Proyecto San Luis by San Luis Coal S.A.idle
- La Ramada Coal Mine1950
- Rondón Coal Mineidle
- San Luis Coal Mine2005
- Bijao-La Guacamaya Coal Mine
- Cardones Coal Mineidle
- San Juaquin Coal Mine2008
- San Luis (Socha) Coal Mine
- Popayán Coal Mine
- El Magro Coal Mine2020
Who owns Colombia's coal / uranium mines
- Carbomas S.A.S3 11%
- Carbomas SAS3 11%
- Drummond Ltd3 11%
- Yildirim Holding AŞ3 11%
- Carboandes2 7%
- Carbomine S.A.S2 7%
- Carbomine SAS2 7%
- Grupo Argos SA2 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s4
- 2010s2
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 2008 · oldest La Ramada Coal Mine (1950) · newest El Corozo Coal Mine (2021) · 11 of 28 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Cañaverales Coal Mineproposed
- La Palma Coal Mineproposed
How Colombia compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 10. Ukraine36
- 11. Mongolia33
- 12. Vietnam30
- 13. Colombia28
- 14. Kazakhstan26
- 15. Poland26
- 16. New Zealand24
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Colombia?
- OverWatts maps 28 coal / uranium mines in Colombia — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 13th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Colombia?
- El Descanso Coal Mine, operated by Drummond Company Inc.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Colombia?
- Carbomas S.A.S is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 28 (11%). Next are Carbomas SAS (3), Drummond Ltd (3) and Yildirim Holding AŞ (3).
- How old are Colombia's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 2008, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is La Ramada Coal Mine (1950); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new coal / uranium mines are being built in Colombia?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Cañaverales Coal Mine and La Palma Coal Mine.