Alexander Coal Project

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Alexander Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Alexander Coal Project	Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.312146, 29.352647 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	2025	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	107.0	60.0*	–

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
123.0	2024	498.0	Witbank	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sasol Mining Pty Ltd [100%]	Sasol Ltd [89.8%]	South Africa

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

The Alexander Coal Project is a proposed opencast coal mine, owned by Sasol, in Kriel, Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

The proposed Alexander Mining Project is a greenfield project (a new mine site located in unexplored or currently undeveloped areas). The Alexander coal reserves are required to replace coal currently purchased from the Isibonelo Colliery, when Isibonelo's operations cease.

Although the project proposal includes opencast mining operations, Sasol has indicated that they may decide to mine additional areas of the remaining reserves at Alexander in the future via underground mining.

The project's mine life is estimated to be 13 years.

Initially, the project was estimated to begin commercial operation in 2025, however, this operational date appears to be delayed. A 2025 annual report released by the parent company mentioned the project, but did not offer any updates on its progress or timeline.

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