Bosjesspruit coal mine
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The Bosjesspruit coal mine is an underground mine in the Secunda Mining Complex, operated by Sasol Mining, producing between 6 and 6.5 million tonnes per annum, in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]
Location
The image below shows the exact location of the mine.
Background
Bosjesspruit mine is owned by Sasol, who state that the mine will continue to operate until 2031 [1]. The primary destination for coal from this mine is Sasol Synfuels where it is used as gasification feedstock in Secunda and also as operations coal for Sasolburg operations [1]
Project Details
- Sponsor:
- Parent Company: Sasol Mining[2]
- Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -26.562832, 29.199815 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 4.9 million tonnes per annum[3]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal type: Bituminous
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground, bore and pillar [4]
- Start Year:1977[4]
- Source of Financing:
Related SourceWatch articles
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sasol, "Operations Locations", accessed March 2021
- ↑ XMP Consulting, South African Coal Desktop Study, accessed August 2020
- ↑ Sasol Mining,"FORM 20-F," United States Securities and Exchange Commission, October 28, 2019, page 46.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marius Roodt,Final planning for New Coal Mine, Mining Weekly, May 24, 2002