Siphiwo Colliery

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Siphiwo Colliery is an operating coal mine in Mkhondo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Siphiwo Colliery	Mkhondo, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.5241678, 29.9985254 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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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
–	–	–	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	80.0*	–

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	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
STA Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd	STA Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd [100.0%]	South Africa

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

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