Theunissen coal project
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The Theunissen coal field is currently being explored for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) by Africary.[1]
Location
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Background
The Theunissen coal project was listed as a possible South African coal project in BHP Billiton's 2009 Annual Report. The company listed it as a possible underground mine producing thermal coal. It listed it as having a total resource of 933 million tonnes.[2] In 2011, BHP announced it was selling off Theunissen prospecting rights[3] and had completed divestment of Theunissen in January 2013.[4]
BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa is BHP Billiton's wholly owned subsidiary which develops coal projects in South Africa.
African Carbon Energy introduced the Theunissen Underground Coal Gasification project at a Public Participation Meeting[5] in March 2014 and provided an update to Global Syngas in October 2017.[6]
Project Details
- Owner: Africary (Africary Holdings (Pty) Ltd)
- Parent company: African Carbon Energy
- Location: Free State province
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Articles and resources
References
- ↑ The Theunissen 50 MW Project, Africary website, accessed Oct. 2019
- ↑ 2009 BHP Billiton Annual Report, September 2009, page 90.
- ↑ BHP to divest some S.African coal prospecting rights, Reuters, 1 Feb. 2011.
- ↑ BHP Billiton Annual Report 2013, BHP Billiton website, 25 Sept. 2013.
- ↑ Introduction and Update to:Africary’s Theunissen UCG Project, Africary Website, 18 Mar. 2014
- ↑ Introduction to Africary’s Theunissen 50 MW –IPP Project and 2,000 bbl/day –CtL Project, Global Syngas website, 17 Oct. 2017.
