Vele Colliery
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Vele Colliery is a mothballed coal mine in Vhembe, Limpopo, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Vele Colliery | Vhembe, Limpopo, South Africa[1] | -22.173056, 29.680278 (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[2] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 0.0[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[3] | Open Pit[1] | 86.0[4] | 60.0* | 333.0[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325.0[2] | 2025[2] | – | Tuli[1] | Bituminous[3] | Thermal & Met | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| MC Mining Ltd | MC Mining Ltd [100.0%] | Australia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1[1] | – | 0[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Background
Vele Aluwani Colliery (also known as "Vele Colliery") is a coking and thermal coal mine, owned by MC Mining (formerly Coal of Africa Limited), located in Limpopo province, South Africa.
According to owner MC Mining, production at Vele started in 2012; however, it was put on care and maintenance the following year.
Nearly a decade later, in September 2022, the mine's coal production briefly restarted. However, operations were again suspended in December 2023, and remain halted as of the updating of this factsheet.[5] Despite the mine's lengthy and frequent periods of inactivity, MC Mining states that the colliery continues to be maintained in a state of readiness for future development.[5]
Opposing Groups
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.mcmining.co.za/downloads?task=download.send&id=1775&catid=108&m=0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://www.mcmining.co.za/all-categories?task=download.send&id=1878:annual-report-2025&catid=116.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.dmre.gov.za/API/Evotiva-UserFiles/FileActionsServices/DownloadFile?ItemId=6805&ModuleId=1414&TabId=162.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://ejatlas.org/conflict/vele-colliery-mine-next-to-the-mapungubwe-national-park-in-limpopo-south-africa.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Annual Report 2025, MC Mining, Accessed 3 March 2026.
External articles
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Additional data
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