Black Wattle Coal Mine
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Black Wattle Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wattle Coal Mine | Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] | -25.83557094, 29.45533652 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[2] | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.82[2] | 2022[2] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 80 | 375* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Witbank[1] | Bituminous[1] | Thermal[1] | Richards Bay Coal Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Bisichi Mining PLC [62.5%]; Vunani Mining Pty Ltd [37.5%][1] | Bisichi Mining PLC [100%] | UK |
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
Black Wattle Coal Mine is an underground mine in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa.[3] Black Wattle Colliery (Pty) Ltd operates the mine, which is owned by the publicly listed company Bisichi. Coal from the mine is consumed domestically as well as exported through Richards Bay Coal Terminal.[3] A health and safety incident in 2005 lead to the death of an employee in the underground mine.[4]
In late-2021, Black Wattle signed an agreement to acquire an additional coal reserve contiguous to the existing Black Wattle mining area. The geological assessment, which required further drilling to ascertain its commercial viability and indicative size, indicated an expected run of mine tonnage of 6.1 million metric tonnes. According to the company, this reserve will be mined by opencast methods, the coal will be processed at Sisonke Coal Processing, and then sold into their existing markets. This new reserve, which is subject to regulatory approval, will extend Black Wattle’s life of mine to eight years.[5]
- Operator: Black Wattle Colliery (Pty)[3]
- Owner: Bisichi PLC[3]
- Location: Middleburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa[3]
- Coordinates: -25.83557094, 29.45533652 (Exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 1.04 million tonnes per annum (2021)[5]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bitiminous (Thermal)[6]
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240220144432/https://bisichi.co.uk/about-us/overview/. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216232618/https://bisichi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Bisichi-ARA-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Bischi, "Annual Report", Bisichi website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ Bisichi, "annual Report 2006", Bisichi website, Accessed March 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bisichi PLC Annual Report 2021, Bisichi website, Accessed July 2022.
- ↑ Reuters, "S. Africa coal miner Bisichi says opencast mining begun", Reuters website, Accessed March 2021
