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Chilwavhusiku Colliery is a mothballed coal mine in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chilwavhusiku Colliery | Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa | -25.790623, 28.799088 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed | – | 2018 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.5 | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 60* | 350 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal | Kusile Power Station |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Black Royalty Minerals | Makole Group | South Africa |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Chilwavhusiku Coal Mine is an underground mine in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa.[1]
The mine is also South Africa's first fully black-owned mine.[2]
According to a 2021 report, the Chilwavhusiku coal mine planned to continue operating until September 2021.[3] However, as there have been no recent public updates, the mine's closure cannot be confirmed. The Chilwavhusiku mine is owned by Black Royalty Minerals, a subsidiary of the Makole Group, and is operated by Stefanutti Stocks.[1]
The mine currently has a workforce of 350 people.[4] Its primary consumer of coal is Kusile Power Station, owned by Eskom.[5]
- Operator: Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Limited[1]
- Owner: Black Royalty Minerals[1]
- Location: Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa[1]
- Coordinates: -25.790623, 28.799088 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) [6]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface
- Start Year: 2018[1]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Makole Group, "Black Royalty Minerals", Makole Group website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ Black Royalty Minerals, Issuu Inc., Accessed September 2022.
- ↑ Stefanutti Stocks Group Integrated Annual Report '21, Share Data Online website, Accessed September 2022.
- ↑ Black Royalty Minerals, "Operations", Black Royalty Minerals website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ Polity, "Latest Decisions by the Competition Commission", Polity website, Accessed March 2021.
- ↑ IHS Markit, "Southern African Coal Report", OPIS website, Accessed March 2021.
