Manungu Coal Mine
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Manungu Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Manungu Coal Mine | Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -26.2256423, 28.6929835 (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] | – | 2015[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 3.18[4] | 2023[4] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 483.9659968* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 410[5] | Witbank | Subbituminous | Thermal | Coal Plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mbuyelo Coal [100.0%][6][2] | Ichor Coal | South Africa, Netherlands |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleable | – | 3[7] | – | 2.76[8] | – | 3.12[2] | 3.18[4] | – | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Manungu coal mine is an opencast mine located near Delmas in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In 2015, the first coal was produced from Manungu coal mine. The mine has a coal supply agreement with Eskom.[9]
- Operator: Mbuyelo Coal[10]
- Owner: IchorCoal[9]
- Location: Near Delmas, in Victor Khanye, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: -26.2256423, 28.6929835 (exact)
- Status: Operating[10]
- Production Capacity: 3 mtpa (2015)[11]
- Total Resource: 410 million tonnes[12]
- Mineable Reserves: 48 Mt[13]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[9]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, opencast[10]
- Start Year: 2015[9]
- Source of Financing: Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)[14]
Resources and articles
Related GEM.wiki articles
References
- ↑ http://www.ichorcoal.com/our-business/operations-map/mpumalanga-province.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) http://www.ichorcoal.com/media/70362/AFS-2021-Ichor-Coal-NV-website.pdf.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) http://www.ichorcoal.com/media/71219/Ichor-Coal-FS-2022.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://mbuyelocoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Manungu_Own_and_Operate-1.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://mbuyelocoal.com/projects/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://www.ichorcoal.com/media/65052/2018-Financials.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) http://www.ichorcoal.com/media/70359/AFS-2020-Ichor-Coal-NV-website.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Manungu, IchorCoal website, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Projects," Mbuyelo Coal website, accessed August 2020.
- ↑ "2015 Minerals Yearbook: South Africa," USGS, 2015.
- ↑ "Manungu Own and Operate", Mbuyelo Coal website, accessed October 2022.
- ↑ "Company Profile," Mbuyelo Coal (Pty) Ltd, 2018.
- ↑ Mbuyelo Coal, Africa Outlook Magazine, accessed October 2022.
External articles
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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