Metadata: Global Coal Mine Tracker

Citation

Copyright
© Global Energy Monitor. Global Coal Mine Tracker, May 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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"Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Mine Tracker, May 2026 release." (See the CC license for attribution requirements if sharing or adapting the data set.)
Contact
Dorothy Lan Mei, Project Manager, Global Energy Monitor - [email protected]

Field Categories

IDs, Names, Geography, Main, Size, Age, Details, Reference, Ownership, End Users, Methane

Fields (69)

CategoryFieldCode NameTypeRequiredAllowed ValuesRegex
IDs GEM Mine ID gem_mine_id text/structured Yes ^M\d+$
IDs MSHA ID msha_id numeric/
Geography Country / Area country_area text/categorical Yes
Names Mine Name mine_name text/unstructured Yes
Names Mine Name AKAs mine_name_akas text/unstructured
Names Mine Name (Non-ENG) mine_name_non_eng text/unstructured
Names Complex Name complex_name text/unstructured
Reference GEM Wiki Page (ENG) gem_wiki_page_eng text/structured ^https://www.gem.wiki/.*
Reference GEM Wiki Page (Non-ENG) gem_wiki_page_non_eng text/structured ^https://www.gem.wiki/.*
Main Status status text/categorical Yes Cancelled, Operating, Shelved, Proposed, Mothballed, Closed
Main Status Detail status_detail text/ordinal Announced, Exploration, Pre-Permit, Permitted, Construction, Test Operation, Car
Main Project Type project_type text/categorical Expansion, New, Extension, Recommission
Main Project Phase project_phase text/unstructured
Ownership Owners owners text/structured
Ownership Owners GEM Entity ID owners_gem_entity_id text/structured
Ownership Owners (Non-ENG) owners_non_eng text/structured
Ownership Parent Company parent_company text/unstructured
Ownership Company HQs company_hqs text/structured
Size Capacity (Mtpa) capacity_mtpa numeric/measurement
Size Production (Mtpa) production_mtpa numeric/measurement
Size Year of Production year_of_production datetime/year
Size Coal Output (Annual, Mst) coal_output_annual_mst numeric/measurement
Main Mine Type mine_type text/categorical Surface, Underground, Underground & Surface
Main Mining Method mining_method text/categorical Strip, Board and Pillar, Mixed, Longwall, Open Pit, Mountaintop Removal
Size Mine Size (Km2) mine_size_km2 numeric/measurement
Size Mine Depth (m) mine_depth_m numeric/measurement
Size Depth Accuracy depth_accuracy text/accuracy Exact, Estimate
Size Workforce Size workforce_size numeric/measurement
Size Workforce Accuracy workforce_accuracy text/accuracy Exact, Estimate
Details Coal Type coal_type text/categorical Bituminous, Subbituminous, Anthracite, Lignite
Details Coal Grade coal_grade text/categorical Yes Thermal, Met
Details Percentage of Met Coal percentage_of_met_coal numeric/percent
Details Percentage of Thermal Coal percentage_of_thermal_coal numeric/percent
Details Accuracy Rating accuracy_rating text/accuracy Estimated, Reported
Details Reported Year of Percentage Split reported_year_of_percentage_split datetime/year
Size Total Reserves (Proven and Probable, Mt) total_reserves_proven_and_probable_mt numeric/measurement
Size Year of Total Reserves Recorded year_of_total_reserves_recorded datetime/year
Size Total Resource (Inferred, Indicated, Measured) total_resource_inferred_indicated_measured numeric/measurement
Size Reserve to Production Ratio (R/P) reserve_to_production_ratio_r_p numeric/
Age Opening Year opening_year datetime/year
Age Closing Year closing_year datetime/year
Age Reported Life of Mine reported_life_of_mine numeric/measurement
Age Reported Year of Mine Life reported_year_of_mine_life datetime/year
Geography Coalfield coalfield text/unstructured
Geography Latitude latitude numeric/ Yes
Geography Longitude longitude numeric/ Yes
Geography Location Accuracy location_accuracy text/accuracy Yes Exact, Approximate
End Users Primary Consumer, Destination primary_consumer_destination text/unstructured
End Users Primary Consumer, Destination Name primary_consumer_destination_name text/unstructured
End Users Primary Consumer, Destination GEM Wiki primary_consumer_destination_gem_wiki text/structured ^https://www.gem.wiki/.*
Methane Gas-level Rating gas-level_rating text/ordinal Low-gas, Outburst, High-gas
Methane Gas-level Rating Appraisal Year gas-level_rating_appraisal_year datetime/year
Methane Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CH4) reported_coal_mine_methane_emissions_thousand_tonnes_ch4 numeric/measurement
Methane Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2 equivalent) reported_coal_mine_methane_emissions_thousand_tonnes_co2_equivalent numeric/measurement
Methane Year of Reported Coal Mine Methane Emissions year_of_reported_coal_mine_methane_emissions datetime/year
Methane Source ID source_id text/unstructured
Methane Has associated plume data has_associated_plume_data text/categorical Yes, Yes*
Methane Has associated CMM mitigation data has_associated_cmm_mitigation_data boolean/
Methane GEM Coal Mine Methane Emissions Estimate (MCM/yr) gem_coal_mine_methane_emissions_estimate_mcm_yr numeric/measurement Yes
Methane GEM Coal Mine Methane Emissions Estimate (M tonnes/yr) gem_coal_mine_methane_emissions_estimate_m_tonnes_yr numeric/measurement
Methane CMM Emissions (CO2e 20 years) cmm_emissions_co2e_20_years numeric/measurement Yes
Methane CMM Emissions (CO2e 100 years) cmm_emissions_co2e_100_years numeric/measurement Yes
Ownership Parent GEM Entity ID parent_gem_entity_id text/structured
Geography Location (Non-ENG) location_non_eng text/unstructured
Reference Reference Type reference_type text/categorical
Methane Methane Emissions Factor methane_emissions_factor numeric/measurement
Methane Methane Gas Content (m^3/tonne) methane_gas_content_m_3_tonne numeric/measurement
Methane Mine boundary and methane emissions sources data available? mine_boundary_and_methane_emissions_sources_data_available_ text/categorical Y, N
Methane Has mine boundary and methane emissions sources data? has_mine_boundary_and_methane_emissions_sources_data_ text/categorical Y, N