Kangra Coal Mine
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Kangra Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kangra Coal Mine | Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -27.022301, 30.414471 (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[2] | – | 1957 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4[3] | 1.4[4] | 2025[4] | Underground[5] | Bord and Pillar | – | 200.0[4] | 211.0[4] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.0[3] | 2025[3] | – | Ermelo[5] | Bituminous[5] | Thermal[2] | Terminal (Export)[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Menar | Menar Capital Pty Ltd [100.0%] | South Africa |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.4[4] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Kangra Coal Mine is in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The mine is operated by Kangra Coal.
- Operator: Kangra Coal[6]
- Owner: Menar Group
- Location: Witbank Coalfield, Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -27.022301, 30.414471 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production: 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
- Total Resource: N/A
- Mineable Reserves: N/A
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Underground & Surface
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
- Workforce Size:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.kangracoal.com/overview.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.facebook.com/KangraCoal/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.kangracoal.com/operations.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://www.miningweekly.com/article/coal-miner-eyes-underground-expansion-ramp-up-2025-03-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.dmre.gov.za/API/Evotiva-UserFiles/FileActionsServices/DownloadFile?ItemId=6805&ModuleId=1414&TabId=162.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Kangra Coal, company website, accessed December 2022
