Elders Coal Mine
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Elders Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Bethal, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Elders Coal Mine | Bethal, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa[1][2] | -26.239016, 29.287922 (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[1] | Construction[2] | New[1] | 2024[2] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4[2] | – | – | Underground[1] | – | – | 80* | * |
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 | – | 156.8 | – | Bituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Anglo American Inyosi Coal Pty Ltd[2] | Thungela Resources Ltd [92.7%]; Nkulo Community Partnership Trust [3.6%]; Sisonke Employee Empowerment Scheme [3.6%] | 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
Elders Coal Mine is a proposed underground coal mine in Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.[3] The project is owned by Anglo American Inyosi Coal, a subsidiary of Thungela Resources Limited.[4]
According to Thungela's 2021 annual report, the project is currently in the technical study phase with a feasibility study completed in 2019.[5] The Elders project area is located 60 km south of the town of Middelburg in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Within the Elders mining right, three distinct domains exist: a far north opencast domain (resources not reported), the central main underground study domain, and the southwest underground domain.[5] The underground resources will be developed first.
The Olifants River and Viskuile River flow through the north and center of the study area and an extensive wetland is present. The 1:100-year flood line of the rivers also cuts across the planned mining areas.[5]
- Operator: Anglo American Inyosi Coal[5]
- Owner: Anglo American Inyosi Coal
- Location: 60 km south of the town of Middelburg, Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.2390, 29.2879 (approx.)
- Mine Status: Proposed
- Start Year: 2026
- Production Capacity: 4.2 million tonnes per annum
- Total Resource: 157 million tonnes
- Mineable Reserves: 51 million tonnes
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
- Mine Type: Underground
- Mine Size:
- Workforce Size:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.srk.com/en/public-documents/elders-colliery-integrated-environmental-impact-assessment.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125042902/https://www.thungela.com/uploads/attachments/clgxee4whrq1wpaufabi74rj7-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Elders Colliery IEA, SRK Consulting, accessed July 25, 2022
- ↑ Thungela Resources - A Leading Export Thermal Coal Business, Thungela website, 6 May 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Thungela Resources Limited, Integrated Annual Report 2021, Thungela website, Accessed October 2022.
