Private company

Hwange Colliery

Coal mining company in Zimbabwe

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. Its mines are near Hwange (known as Wankie until 1982) in the province of Matabeleland North.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Wankie Coal Co. 19th Class no. 1
Photo: User:Peter Bagshawe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

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. Its mines are near Hwange (known as Wankie until 1982) in the province of Matabeleland North. The town developed from coal mining.2

Products and brands

  • coal

Listed on Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Wankie Colliery1

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