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The New Denmark coal mine is an underground coal mine in the Highveld coalfields, 30 kilometers north of Standerton, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

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Background

The New Denmark Colliery was commissioned in 1982.[1]

In 2018, Anglo American sold New Denmark to Seriti Resources, the current owners.[2]

The mine, which operates at a depth of up to 200 meters, is one of the deepest coal mining operations in South Africa. It includes three main operational areas: Central Shaft, Okhozini Shaft, and North Shaft.[3] It is a mechanized mine, with the bulk of production being sourced from one extraction unit using longwall mining methods.[1] The coal mined at the New Denmark Colliery is transported via conveyors from the Central and North shafts to the coal stockyard located at Eskom’s Tutuka Power Station.[3]

New Denmark employs over 850 permanent employees and 600 contractors, and supplies roughly 3 million tonnes per annum of thermal coal to Eskom’s Tutuka Power Station, according to Seriti Resources. The mine has sufficient current and additional coal resources to supply the power station until 2039.[1]

Mine Details

  • Operator: Seriti Resources
  • Owner: Seriti Resources
  • Location: Near Standerton, Lekwa Municipality, Gert Sibande District, in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
  • GPS Coordinates: -26.74005033, 29.30901103 (exact)[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Production Capacity: 3 Mtpa[1]
  • Total Resource: 80.5 million tonnes[4]
  • Mineable Reserves: 95.7 million tonnes[4]
  • Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[4]
  • Mine Type: Underground, longwall and bord-and-pillar[4]
  • Start Year: 1982[4]
  • Source of Financing:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "OPERATIONS," "Seriti Resources website," accessed August 2020.
  2. "Anglo American concludes sale of three coal mines in South Africa," "Mining dot com," March 1, 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 New Denmark Colliery: Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Environmental Management Programme Report, Shanogoni Management Services Ltd., 12 May 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "New Denmark Mine," "Mining Data Solutions," accessed August 2020.

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