Rietvlei Colliery
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Rietvlei Colliery is an operating coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Colliery | Mpumalanga, South Africa | -25.666781, 29.653379 (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[1] | – | 2019 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 2.2 | – | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 60* | 450* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10[1] | 2022[1] | 22.7[1] | – | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | Eskom[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Mining Company[1] | Thungela Resources Limited | UK |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
Rietvlei Colliery is a surface coal mine near the town of Middelburg in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.[2] The Rietvlei mine is located 27 km northeast of the town of Middelburg in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is 51%-owned by Butsanani Energy, 34%-owned by broad-based black economic-empowerment partner Emalangeni Mining, and 15%-owned by black-owned mine managing partner Mwelase Group of Companies.[3]
Construction of the Rietvlei Colliery commenced in November 2018 with its first coal sales delivered in March 2019.[2] It is an opencast, strip truck and shovel operation consisting of three designed pits, with mining activity taking place in pit 1 and 2. Rietvlei is the only operation within the Group to supply thermal coal exclusively to the domestic Eskom market — the national electricity supplier in South Africa,.[3]
Based on the current LOM plan, mining operations at the colliery are expected to cease by 2032. However, the mine is only contracted to supply coal to the end of 2023 at which point it will seek a contract extension or provide coal into different markets.[3]
- Operator: Rietvlei Mining Company[2]
- Owners: Butsanani Energy Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited (51%), Emalangeni Mining Resources Proprietary Limited (34%), and Mwelase Group of Companies Proprietary Limited (15%)[3]
- Location: Between Stofberg and Middelburg, in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[2]
- Coordinates: -25.6668, 29.6534 (exact)
- Mine Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2019[2]
- Production: 2.2 million tonnes per annum (2021)[3]
- Total Reserves: 4.4 million tonnes[3]
- Mineable Resource: 28.7 million tonnes[3]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface, opencast
- Workforce Size:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125042902/https://www.thungela.com/uploads/attachments/clgxee4whrq1wpaufabi74rj7-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Where we operate, Thungela, accessed July 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Integrated Annual Report 2021, Thungela website, Accessed October 2022.
