Hwange Colliery Company Limited (Formerly Wankie Colliery Company Limited) is the name of a company in Zimbabwe (Formerly Rhodesia) and of its associated coal mining, processing and marketing. It was founded in 1899, Mining operations are located near Hwange (known as Wankie until 1982) in the province of Matabeleland North. The company's headquarters are in Hwange and registered office the capital Harare and a regional office in Bulawayo.Its stock is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and is a component of its stock index, the Zimbabwe Mining Index. It is also listed on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Coal transportation is by road and rail. The Colliery owns its own railway system. Handover station to NRZ is Thomson Junction
Hwange Colliery Company Limited operate an open cast mine and underground mine. The town Hwange (Wankie) is a town that grew form the mining of coal in the area
GPS Coordinates 18°23′0.155″S 26°28′12.03″E.
On June 6, 1972 Wankie coal mine disaster took place, when a series of underground explosions occurred at the Wankie No. 2 colliery in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe), which was owned by the Anglo-American Corporation, Four hundred and twenty-six miners lost their lives - thirty six Europeans and three hundred and ninety Africans. Apart from the one hundred and seventy-six Rhodesians who died, there were ninety-one Zambians, fifty-two from Mozambique, thirty-seven from Malawi, thirty Tanzanians, fourteen Britons, twelve South Africans, nine from South West Africa, four from the Caprivi Strip, and one from Botswana. The disaster provoked reaction throughout the world, and messages of sympathy poured in from all quarters, and included those from Queen Elizabeth, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the British Foreign Secretary, The Pope, and the Prime Minister of South Africa, B. J. Vorster, it remains the deadliest mine accident to date in the country's history.
HwangeColliery Company Limited (Formerly Wankie Colliery Company Limited) is the name of a company in Zimbabwe (Formerly Rhodesia) and of its associated...
headquarters of Hwange District Administration. Hwange and the surrounding countryside is a centre for the industry in Zimbabwe. HwangeColliery is the largest...
located there, including HwangeColliery, the largest coal mine in Zimbabwe. The district headquarters is located in Hwange, a city which lies of the...
(see below) or held for excursion / charter service. The HwangeColliery (formerly Wankie Colliery) acquired a total of five 15th class locomotives from...
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The Hwange Thermal Power Station is the biggest power plant in Zimbabwe with an installed capacity of 1520 MW. It is owned and operated by the national...
Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2005 Chapungu United 2006 Hwange 2009 Monomotapa United 2011 Blue Rangers 2011–2014 CAPS United 2015–2016...
Morupule Colliery in 2008 and the start of production at the Mmamabula project in 2011. In Zimbabwe, output could increase at HwangeColliery by 2011 if...
Current team CAPS United Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2015–2016 HwangeColliery 2016–2019 Chicken Inn 2020– CAPS United International career‡ 2017–...
country's history. The disaster took place at the Wankie No.2 colliery in Wankie, (now known as Hwange) in the Rhodesian province of Matabeleland North, when...
information Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 28) Place of birth Hwange, Zimbabwe Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Position(s) forward Team information...
Gerald Ndlovu (born 10 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean football defender who currently plays for Hwange. Gerald Ndlovu at National-Football-Teams.com v t e...
career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2005 Black Rhinos 2006–2008 Hwange 2009–2012 Motor Action 2013–2015 Hwange International career‡ 2009 Zimbabwe 1 (0) *Club domestic...
1982) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hwange F.C. In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe...
becoming a politician, he led mine operations at Mimosa Holdings and HwangeColliery Company Limited. Winston Chitando is the son of Nyengeterai Chitando...
Zimbabwe national team. Chipeta started his career in Zimbabwe with HwangeColliery, where he remained for two years before leaving his homeland for South...
information Date of birth (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Hwange, Zimbabwe Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s) midfielder Team information...
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