Rirhandzu Colliery
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Rirhandzu Colliery is a mothballed coal mine in Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rirhandzu Colliery | Delmas, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.095267, 28.897542 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[1] | Care and Maintenance[1] | 2013[1] | 2019[1] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.2 | – | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | – | 60* | * |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal[1] | Eskom[2] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Mbuyelo Group[1] | Mbuyelo Group | 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
The Rirhandzu coal mine is owned by Mbuyelo Group and is located in Delmas, 8 kilometers away from Kendal Power Station, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[3][4]
It is unclear whether or not the mine is still operating as its life of mine expired in 2021. However, as indicated on the Mbuyelo website, it appears to be in rehabilitation/closed.[3] Rirhandzu Colliery is mined through truck-and-shovel and concurrent rehabilitation methods.[4]
The mine, which had an estimated life of mine of 8 years, was mined by Mbuyelo Mining Contractors for 5 years.[4] Per the website, it is now believed to be in rehabilitation.[3]
- Operator: Mbuyelo Mining Contractors (MMC)[4]
- Owner: Mbuyelo Group
- Location: Delmas, Victor Khanye Local Municipality, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa[3]
- GPS Coordinates: -26.095267, 28.897542 (exact)
- Status: Rehabilitation (Closed)
- Production: 1.2 million tonnes per year[3]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 6.9 million tonnes[3]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[3]
- Start Year: 2013[5]
- Source of Financing:
- Number of Employees:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://www.mbuyelo.com/rirhandzu-colliery-today/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312012203/https://www.mbuyelo.com/projects/. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Mbuyelo Group, Projects, Company website, accessed August, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mbuyelo Group, Mbuyelo Mining Contractors, Company website, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ Proposed 30 Year Ash Disposal Facility for Kendal Power Station, near Ogies, Mpumalanga Province - Comments and Responses Report (Version 4) Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Eskom website, 11 October 2016.
