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Elandspruit Colliery is an operating coal mine in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Elandspruit Colliery | Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -25.80982, 29.38474 (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[1] | – | 2015[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1[2] | 2.5[2] | 2022[2] | Underground & Surface | Mixed | 5.38 | 60* | 515[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.92[2] | – | 9.2[2] | – | Bituminous | Thermal | Eskom |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Salungano Group Ltd | Salungano 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
Elandspruit Colliery (also known as Elandspruit Complex) is a surface and underground complex of coal mines wholly owned by Wescoal, in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[3]
Elandspruit Colliery is a coal mine complex comprised of five coal seams. Currently all seams present within the delineated opencast areas are scheduled for mining, namely the No. 4 Lower Coal Seam, No. 3 Coal Seam, No. 2 Upper and Lower Coal Seams and the No. 1 Coal Seam. Within the underground mining area, only the No. 1 Coal Seam is targeted for mining.[4]
Wescoal (now known as the Salungano Group) owns the mine.[5][6] The primary consumer of coal from the Elandspruit mine is Eskom, who purchase approximately 65% of the coal produced.[7] The mine is categorised as a surface mine, however, it does produce a very small quantity of coal via underground operations. Wescoal report that there are 27 employees at Elandspruit, there are 427 contractors in addition to this. The mine began producing coal in 2015 and, as of 202, has a predicted life of 5 years. [7]
- Operator: Wescoal Mining Proprietary Limited[8]
- Owner: Salungano Group
- Location: Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa [3]
- Coordinates: -25.80982, 29.38474 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 2.5 million tonnes per annum (2021)[8]
- Total Resource: 9.2 million tonnes[8]
- Mineable Reserves: 8.92 million tonnes[8]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface and underground
- Mine Size: 5.38 km2[4]
- Start Year: 2015 [3]
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312002124/https://salunganogroup.com/our-divisions/resources/. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://salunganogroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/salungano-group-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wescoal, "Our Business: Mining", Wescoal website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Resource and Reserve Summary on the Coal Assets of Wescoal Holdings Limited 2021, Salungano Group website, March 31, 2021.
- ↑ Resources, Salungano Group website, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ "Wescoal is now trading as Salungano as it seeks to distance itself from fossil fuels", Fin24, April 7, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wescoal, "Integrated Annual Report", Wescoal website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Salungano Group Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022, Salungano website, accessed October 2022.
