Global Coal Mine Tracker

The Global Coal Mine Tracker (GCMT) is a worldwide dataset of coal mines and proposed projects. The tracker provides asset-level details on ownership structure, development stage and status, coal type, capacity, production, workforce size, reserves and resources, methane emissions, geolocation, and over 30 other categories.

The most recent release of this data was in May 2025 and includes operating mines producing 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) or more, with smaller mines included at discretion. The tracker also includes proposed coal mines and mine expansions with various designed capacities, and coal mines that retired since 2015.

The September 2024 supplement to the GCMT offers an updated dataset on historical coal mine production worldwide. It covers all operational coal mines with a production capacity of at least 1 Mtpa and includes historical production data from 2018 to 2023, with 2017 data included where available.

Complementing this, the December 2024 supplement focuses on over 1,800 active coal mines with production capacities below 1 Mtpa, offering a comprehensive view of small-scale mining operations.

Starting in 2025, we incorporated the ownership data format and associated unique identifiers for each ownership entity, as developed by GEM’s Global Energy Ownership Tracker. This system provides detailed information on the ownership chains of various energy projects and metadata on each entity. For more details, please visit the Global Energy Ownership Tracker webpage.

Data is available to download and viewable with interactive mapping and aggregate dashboards and summary tables. Each coal mine is linked to its own separate factsheet on GEM.wiki that provides references and further background, including news about project financing, civil society opposition, labor activity, and workplace accidents. The project methodology is available here.

To learn about the various components of each GEM tracker, read About GEM’s Trackers. To receive notifications from this project, please sign up for our mailing list. If you have questions about this project, please contact the Project Manager, Dorothy Mei.

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