Argent Colliery

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Argent Colliery is a cancelled coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Argent Colliery	Mpumalanga, South Africa	-25.98333, 29.43333 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Cancelled	Announced	New	–	–

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
–	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	*

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
25	2023	29	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Puckree Group	Puckree Group [100%]	South Africa

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

The Argent Colliery was a proposed opencast coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

In 2019, it was reported that the mine was still awaiting approval for several mine use licenses in order to commence production. As there have been no known public updates since then, the coal mine is presumed cancelled. Plans for the Argent Colliery were proposed by the South African coal-focused company, The Puckree Group, around 2014.

The project's mine life was estimated to be 5 years.

• Operator: Puckree Group
• Owner: Puckree Group
• Location: Mpumalanga, South Africa
• GPS Coordinates: -25.98333,29.43333 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Production Capacity: 1.2 million tonnes per annum
• Total Resource: 4.5 Mt
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type:
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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