Location | |
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Central District | |
Country | Botswana |
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Products | Coking coal |
The Letlhakane Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Central District. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 107 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Africa and the world. [1]
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