Nndanganeni Coal Mine

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Nndanganeni Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Middelburg, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nndanganeni Coal Mine	Middelburg, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-25.83214, 29.6935276 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	1.45	–	Surface	Open Pit	30	60*	380

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	Thermal	Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Nndanganeni Colliery Ltd	Sumo Coal	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

Nndanganeni coal mine is a surface mine in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

Londani Coal (Pty) Ltd, which is owned by Sumo Coal (Pty) Ltd, operates the Nndanganeni mine. Coal from the mine primarily goes to export markets through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.

Londani employs 380 workers across the facility.

• Operator: Londani Coal (Pty) Ltd
• Owner: Sumo Coal (Pty) Ltd
• Location: 25km east of Middleburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -25.83214, 29.6935276 (Exact)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 1.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface, opencast
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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