Graspan Colliery
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Graspan Colliery is an operating coal mine in Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Graspan Colliery | Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -25.780846, 29.410789 (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] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3 | – | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | – | 60* | 446* |
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 | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Third Party[3] | Glencore PLC [50.00%]; Phembani Group Pty Ltd [50.00%] | South Africa, Switzerland |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Graspan Colliery is an opencast coal mine included in Glencore's Middelburg Complex (MBO) in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Graspan mine was previously owned and operated by Shanduka Coal.[4]
In 2020, the Graspan mine was put on care and maintenance in response to COVID-19.[5]
Graspan's mining rights were recently renewed and are now valid until 2029. The mine, and its reporting information, have been absorbed into the Middelburg Complex (MBO).[6]
- Operator: Izimbiwa Coal[7]
- Owners: Phembani (50%) and Glencore (50%)[8]
- Location: Mpumalanga province, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -25.78691, 29.40903 (exact)[9]
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 1.8 million tonnes per annum[10]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Thermal
- Mine Type: Opencast
- Mine Size:
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240309032227/https://www.mining.co.za/?nav=search®ion_country=&country=&operationType=&owner=&mineral=30&operation_type=&sort_name=a&pages=1. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240309042329/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/EMP%2520Portion%252031%2520FINAL%2520NEM%2520And%2520MPRDA%252018%252008%252014.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.glencore.com/.rest/api/v1/documents/9103f1a33987bb1ca949662011373c42/GLENCORE+Resources+and+Reserves+report+2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ GRASPAN Colliery Extension: Portion 31 Opencast Mine, South African Heritage Resources Agency, August 2014.
- ↑ Martin Creamer, Glencore continues to engage to minimise Covid-19 impact, Mining Weekly, April 14, 2020
- ↑ 2021 Reserves and Resources Report, Glencore, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ Coal, Glencore website, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ Izimbiwa Coal, Phembani website, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ Graspan Colliery, Global Energy Observatory, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ Thomas R. Yager, "The Mineral Industry of South Africa", 2005 Minerals Yearbook, U.S. Geological Survey, August 2007. (Pdf)
