Dalyshope Coal Project

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Dalyshope Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dalyshope Coal Project	Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa	-23.68516, 27.209329 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	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
10	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	*

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
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Thungela Resources Ltd	Thungela Resources Ltd [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

Dalyshope Coal Project is a proposed surface coal mine, owned by Thungela Resources Limited, in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The Dalyshope project area is situated 54 km west of Lephalale in the Limpopo province. (The coal development area is comprised of four Waterberg farms.) The large resource is ideally suited for opencast mining to produce thermal coal for the domestic market. The resource can support a 10 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) run-of-mine production for up to 30 years.

According to Thungela's 2021 annual report, exploration studies have been completed and the mining right application is currently pending.

• Operator: Thungela Resources Limited
• Owner:: Thungela Resources Limited
• Location: Limpopo Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -23.6852, 27.2093 (approx.)
• Mine Status: Proposed
• Start Year: TBD
• Production Capacity: 10 Mtpa
• Total Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Surface, opencast
• Mine Size:
• Workforce Size:
• Source of Financing:

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