Ukufisa Colliery
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Ukufisa Colliery is an operating coal mine in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ukufisa Colliery | Springs, Gauteng, South Africa | -26.24262131, 28.51242532 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 2018 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Surface | – | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | – | – | – | Bituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Coal Pty Ltd[1] | Canyon 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
Ukufisa Colliery is a surface coal mine owned by Canyon Coal in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa.[2]
Mining at Canyon Coal's Ukufisa mine started in 2018.
- Operator: Canyon Coal
- Owner: Canyon Coal
- Location: Springs, Gauteng Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.24403044, 28.51179853 (Approximate)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 7.2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[3]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves: 170 million tonnes (2017)[2]
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Surface, opencast
- Start Year: 2018[4]
- Source of Financing:
Extension
In 2019, Canyon Coal began developing phase 2 of the Ukufisa mine. This project, which has been renamed "Bekezela Colliery," is located on the Palmietkuilen farm in the town of Springs, and sits adjacent to the phase 1 section of the Ukufisa mine.[3] [4] According to Canyon Coal, it will extend Ukufisa's life of mine, which was originally estimated to be around 5 years.[3]
Following the commissioning of Bekezela, the Ukufisa phase 1 site will function as a satellite operation for about five years, with the main mine infrastructure being located at phase 2's Bekezela site. RoM coal will be trucked from Ukufisa 1 to be processed at Ukufisa 2, together with the RoM from the latter.[5]. The Bekezela mine's target run-of-mine production is set at 600,000 tonnes per month, and its life of mine is estimated at 22 years.[3]
Bekezela was granted environmental approval in March 2019, and construction was slated to start before the close of 2019, with first coal production expected by Q1 of 2020.[5] However, as of November 2022, it is unclear whether or not the extension project is operational.
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.canyoncoal.com/the-maroon-post-blog/coo-message?.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Growth-Focused Canyon Coal Sees Silver Lining In Tough Mining Sector", Canyon Coal website, 28 Sept. 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "COO's Message - Edition 009", Canyon Coal website, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chairperson's View - Edition 003", Canyon Coal website, accessed November 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ukufisa Phase 2 to start production in 2020", Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, 27 Sept. 2019
