Halfgewonnen Colliery

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Halfgewonnen Colliery is a mothballed coal mine in Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Halfgewonnen Colliery	Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.215424, 29.531783 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	2004	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	2.16	2017	Underground & Surface	–	–	60*	*

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
–	–	–	Witbank	Bituminous	–	Matla Power Station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Overlooked Colliery Alpha	Overlooked Colliery Alpha	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

Halfgewonnen Coal Mine is an underground and surface mine near Hedrina in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

In 2021, all opencast and underground mining activities at the mine site were suspended, and there are no public plans to resume operations. Located 27 kilometers northeast of Bethal and 20 km southwest of Hendrina, the Halfgewonnen colliery is owned and operated by the South African-based resources company Overlooked Colliery Alpha (Pty) Ltd. Previously, Sudor Coal (Pty) Ltd. owned the mine.

Mining occurred at the between 2004 and 2020, however, as of 2021, all mining activities have ceased. Processing activities are ongoing, however, as coal from the nearby Weltevreden Colliery is transported via overland conveyor to the Halfgewonnen processing area for crushing, screening and washing. According to a June 2021 report by the environmental consulting service Cabanga Environmental, it is possible additional coal deposits within Halfgewonnen's mining right area may be identified in the future, however, there are currently no active plans to resume mining at the site.

Before its operations were suspended, Halfgewonnen supplied coal to Camden Power Station which is owned by Eskom. The contract was valid until 2027.

• Operator: Overlooked Colliery Alpha (Pty) Ltd.
• Owner: Overlooked Colliery Alpha (Pty) Ltd.
• Location: Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.215424, 29.531783 (Exact)
• Status: Mothballed
• Production: 2.16 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface & underground
• Start Year: 2004
• Source of Financing:

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