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World operating coal mines, GEM 2023 archive

Operating coal mine locations from the Global Energy Monitor public tracker map.

Preview of World operating coal mines, GEM 2023 archive
Global Energy Monitor

About this dataset

  • The view selects mines marked operating in the source map file.
  • The tracker focuses on large mines. It is not a complete list of every small mine.
  • Each point is a mine location, not the extent of its workings.
  • Use the mine type and coal type to group or label the records.
  • This is a March 2023 map archive, retrieved on 15 September 2026. It does not show current operating status.

Source and licence

Global Energy Monitor

Licence: CC BY 4.0

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 2,808 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 6
name
Mine name.
status
Source operating status.
mine_type
Surface or underground type as reported.
country
Country name.
coal_type
Reported coal type.
source_url
GEM mine reference page.