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Thuso Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Thuso Coal Project | Bethal, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -26.399097, 29.3187451 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed | Pre-Permit | New | – | – |
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[1] | – | – | Underground & Surface[1] | Mixed[1] | – | 60* | 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 19 | Highveld | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Coal Pty Ltd[2] | 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
The Witfontein Coal Project is a proposed greenfields coal project northwest of Bethal, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
On the company website, the project appears to have changed its name to the Thuso coal project.[3] The Witfontein coal project was proposed by Canyon Coal, a coal exploration, mining and processing company. The project has an estimated life of mine of approximately 6 years, based on a ROM production of approximately 150 000 tonnes per month.[3] According to the IEA, the annual production capacity is 1.2 million tonnes[4]
According to Canyon Coal's website, "the mining right, environmental authorization, and water use license applications have been submitted and are awaiting approval. Mining will take place through both opencast and underground methods."
- Sponsor: Littlesnipe (Pty) Ltd[5]
- Parent Company: Canyon Coal
- Location: near Bethal, Govan Mbeki municipality, Gert Sibande district, Mpumalanga province.
- GPS Coordinates: -26.399097, 29.3187451 (approximate)
- Status: Proposed
- Production Capacity: 1.2 Mtpa[4]
- Total Resource: 18.86 Mt[5]
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal type:
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: opencast, underground[3]
- Start Year: 2021[6]
- Source of Financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309031259/https://www.miningweekly.com/print-version/menarcoal-and-anthraciteprojects-south-africa-update-2023-05-05. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221104094034/https://www.canyoncoal.com/projects.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Projects," "Canyon Coal," accessed August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 IEA, Coal 2021 Analysis and Forecast, accessed January 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT," "EXM Advisory Services," August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Martin Creamer, "Menar’s R7bn coal project pipeline adds 5 600 jobs," "Creamer Media's Engineering News," December 3, 2019.
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External resources
External articles
- "CoAL shirks legal green obligations with big promises" Business Report, August 24 2011
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