Riversdale Mining, Australian Mining Exploration Company Plan New Coal Mine Exploration in Mozambique
Riversdale Mining Company country manager for Mozambiq said in Mozambican journal said, “Riversdale operation on Tuesday, the company has lincences mining exploration in Tete covering 290,080 hectares”.
Riversdale mining company has tenements on both bank of the Zambezi,and the area concern extends to the south bank of Lake Cahora Bassa. Mine exploration area to explore over 280,000. Riversdale Mining coal mine exploration area in Moatize licensed to the Brazilian Companhia Vale de Rio Doce (CVRD).
Riversdale Mining plan future in Tete coking coal basin area.
While Riversdale’s main interest is in coking coal, thermal coal would be a secondary product from Benga. Parkhouse said there are plans to involve a second Australian company, Elgas, in constructing a coal fired power station at Benga, with the initial capacity to generate 500 megawatts, but eventually producing 2,000megawatts.
