Centro integral minero Cansicá

Abstract

Colombia is the country with the largest coal reserves in Latin America, it has potential resources of 16,992 million tons (Mt) of which 7,063 Mt are measured, 4,571 Mt are indicated, 4,237 Mt are inferred and 1,119 Mt are hypothetical resources. On the other hand, it is the sixth largest coal exporter in the world, with a 6.3% share, equivalent to 50 Mt of coal per year. With the current exploitation rate, the measured coal reserves in Colombia ensure more than 120 years of production, enough to participate on a large scale in the international market and supply domestic demand. Samacá is the largest producer of coal in the Cundiboyacense plateau, which registers large coal reserves but due to its lack of modernization, it does not allow for a high rate of exploitation like the northern areas of the country. The coals of these regions are bituminous high in volatile, of good quality.