Fentonia Coal Mine

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Fentonia Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fentonia Coal Mine	Kriel, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa	-26.17195804, 29.45310073 (exact)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

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
–	1.38	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	60*	#REF!*

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	–	Eskom

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Joe Singh Group	Joe Singh Group	South Africa

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Background

Fentonia Coal Mine is a 1.38-million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) coal mine in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Fentonia Colliery is owned by Joe Singh Group — the South Africa-based company of Mpumalanga billionaire pastor and coal baron, Joe Singh.

Controversy & Litigation

In March 2015, the Fentonia mine reached a coal supply agreement with Eskom to supply 60,000-115,000 kilotonnes of coal annually. However, following a contractual dispute over allegations that the quality of the coal supplied was substandard, a court battle between the two parties ensued. Mpumalanga's high court ultimately ruled in favor of Mr. Singh and ordered Eskom to pay his company more than R2 billion in damages.

• Operator: Fentonia Colliery
• Owner: Joe Singh Group
• Location: Emalahleni, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
• Coordinates: -26.2421, 29.3328 (exact)
• Mine Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 1.38 Mtpa
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous
• Mine Type: Surface
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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