Bosjesspruit Coal Mine

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Bosjesspruit Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bosjesspruit Coal Mine	Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.562832, 29.199815 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1977	–

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
5	5.5	2023	Underground	Bord and Pillar	–	80*	1230*

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
51	2023	153	Highveld	Bituminous	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Sasol Mining Pty Ltd	Sasol Ltd [89.8%]	South Africa

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	6	5	4	5	5	5	5

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 Bosjesspruit coal mine is an underground mine in the Secunda Mining Complex, operated by Sasol Mining, producing between 6 and 6.5 million tonnes per annum, in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Bosjesspruit mine is owned by Sasol, who state that the mine will continue to operate until 2031 . The primary destination for coal from this mine is Sasol Synfuels where it is used as gasification feedstock in Secunda and also as operations coal for Sasolburg operations

• Operator: Sasol Mining
• Owner: Sasol
• Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
• GPS Coordinates: -26.562832, 29.199815 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 5.3 million tonnes per annum (2020)
• Total Resource: 276 million tonnes (Measured, Indicated & Inferred Resource)
• Mineable Reserves: 97 million tonnes (Proved and Probable Reserve)
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Underground, bore and pillar
• Start Year: 1977
• Source of Financing:

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