Moatize
Encyclopedia
Moatize is a town and district located in Tete Province
in Mozambique
. It is located near the town of Tete
and near the Zambezi River.
ian company gained a concession to build and operate a coal mine at Moatize to export coal via rail to Beira
, a Mozambican port. Riversdale Mining
, an Australian company also has coal leases in the area.
, 670 km of railway has to be upgraded at a cost of $375m. The first train in more than two decades reached Moatize on January 30, 2010.
Tete Province
Tete is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 100,724 km² and a population of approximately 1.551.949 .Tete is the capital of the province...
in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. It is located near the town of Tete
Tete
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and near the Zambezi River.
Economy
In 2006, VALE, a BrazilBrazil
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ian company gained a concession to build and operate a coal mine at Moatize to export coal via rail to Beira
Beira, Mozambique
Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 412,588 in 1997, which grew to an estimated 546,000 in 2006...
, a Mozambican port. Riversdale Mining
Riversdale Mining
Riversdale Mining is an Australian mining company, listed on the S&P/ASX 200. It specialises in coal mines in Africa.Tata Steel owned a stake of approximately 24% in Riversdale; Passport Capital and Brazilian steelmaker CSN also have a stake...
, an Australian company also has coal leases in the area.
Transport
To transport coal from Moatize for export through BeiraBeira, Mozambique
Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 412,588 in 1997, which grew to an estimated 546,000 in 2006...
, 670 km of railway has to be upgraded at a cost of $375m. The first train in more than two decades reached Moatize on January 30, 2010.