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Boschkrans Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Boschkrans Coal Mine | Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -26.3719534, 29.7055655 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Exploration | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2[1] | – | – | Underground & Surface[1] | Mixed[1] | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 31.0[1] | Highveld, Ermelo | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Puckree Group [100%][1] | Puckree Group [100%] | South Africa |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
The Boschkrans coal project is a proposed coal project, owned by Puckree Group, to produce 1.2 million tonnes per annum, near Bethal in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
With no project updates publicized in recent years, the project appears to be shelved. Boschkrans was originally planned as an underground mine, however the acquisition of an adjacent prospecting right will enable the mine to begin mining with opencast methods and later use underground methods. This also increases the reserves.[2]
The status of Boschkrans is that once regulatory approval for the acquisition is in place, further exploration drilling will be done.[2] As of June 2018, four Prospecting Rights have been drilled to measure resource status at Boschkrans.[3]
- Operator:
- Owner: Puckree Group
- Location: Near Bethal, in Govan Mbeki Municipality, Gert Sibande district, Mpumalanga province
- GPS Coordinates: -26.3719534, 29.7055655 (approximate)
- Status: Shelved
- Production Capacity: 1.2 Mtpa[2]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 31 Mt[2]
- Coal Type:
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: open cast, underground
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240216233409/http://www.puckree.co.za/project-pipeline/. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "PROJECT PIPELINE," "Puckree Group website," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ "Presentation at Junior Indaba," "Puckree Group," June 5-6, 2018.
