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Bosjesspruit Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bosjesspruit Coal Mine | Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1][2] | -26.562832, 29.199815 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[3] | – | 1977[4] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4[4] | 5[5] | 2024[5] | Underground[6] | Bord and Pillar[6] | – | 80.0* | 586* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.0[5] | 2024[5] | 136.0[5] | Highveld | Bituminous | Thermal[5] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Sasol Mining Pty Ltd [100%][7][4] | Sasol Ltd [89.8%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 6.1[8] | 5.7[9] | 4.9[9] | 5.3[9] | 5.7[3] | 5[3] | 5.5[3] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
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.[10] Bosjesspruit mine is owned by Sasol, who state that the mine will continue to operate until 2031 [10]. 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 [10]
- Operator: Sasol Mining
- Owner: Sasol[11]
- Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -26.562832, 29.199815 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 5.3 million tonnes per annum (2020)[12]
- Total Resource: 276 million tonnes (Measured, Indicated & Inferred Resource) [12]
- Mineable Reserves: 97 million tonnes (Proved and Probable Reserve)[12]
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground, bore and pillar [13]
- Start Year: 1977[13]
- Source of Financing:
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References
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- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bosjesspruit+Sasol/@-26.7110989.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240309040345/https://www.sasol.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Sasol%252020-F%2520for%2520the%2520year%2520ended%252030%2520June%25202023_0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240303112222/https://www.sasol.com/about-sasol/strategic-business-units/energy-business/sasol-mining. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000314590/000110465924097550/ssl-20240630x20f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240220145740/https://projectsiq.co.za/sasol-mining.htm. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (page 132) https://www.sasol.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/Sasol%20LTD%20Form%2020-F%20Website.pdf (page 132).
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314590/000104746917005415/a2232653z20-f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314590/000104746920004692/a2242140z20-f.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Sasol, "Operations Locations", accessed March 2021
- ↑ XMP Consulting, South African Coal Desktop Study, accessed August 2020
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Securities and Exchange Commission, "Form 20-F 2020", Sasol Limited website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Marius Roodt, Final planning for New Coal Mine, Mining Weekly, May 24, 2002
