| Hwange Colliery Company Founded: 1899 Headquarters: Harare, Zimbabwe |
About Hwange Colliery Company
Hwange Coal was discovered in 1893 and was known to the locals as the “the rock that burns”. The first coal mining expedition began in 1902. The coal was initially transported by ox wagon and later by rail as a railway line from Bulawayo to Hwange was constructed in 1903.
This development enabled the company to increase its coal supply. Mining was primarily by underground pillar mining hand got system. Opencast mining was intermittent and limited to small pits to supplement underground mining operations during times of increased coal demands. In 1927 and 1953 number two and three collieries were commissioned respectively to increase coal production. However, number one colliery was decommissioned in 1961 and after the Kamandama mine shaft disaster in 1972, number two shaft was closed.
Hwange Colliery Company Websites
- Hwange Colliery Company Official Web Page – https://hwangecolliery.co.zw/
- Career – https://hwangecolliery.co.zw/careers-3/
- Contact Link – https://hwangecolliery.co.zw/department-contacts/
Hwange Colliery Company Contact Details
» Email: marketing@hwangecolliery.co.zw
» Tel.: +263 4 781985/7, +263 4 773889
+263 4 781988