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Mozambique Coal Rush
The Moatize district of Mozambique will soon host the largest open-cast coal mine on the planet. With major coal producers China and India now looking to other countries to support rising demands and diminishing reserves, coal-rich Mozambique stands to benefit….but at what cost?
Coal is abundant in Mozambique and mining companies from around the world will soon begin exporting coal from the region to China and India. Rowan Moore Gerety reports that coal exports will bring billions of dollars to Mozambique but that gain comes at a price.